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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 11, 1925
Died
March 25, 1965 (age 39)
Place of Birth
California, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Viola Fauver Liuzzo
Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg)
Viola Fauver Gregg
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Biography
Viola Fauver Liuzzo (née Gregg; April 11, 1925 – March 25, 1965) was an American civil rights activist in Detroit, Michigan. She was known for going to Alabama in March 1965 to support the Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights. On March 25, 1965, she was shot dead by three Ku Klux Klan members while driving activists between the cities and transportation.
