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I. Artifact Name
Viola Liuzzo's Shoes

II. Image








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On March 25, 1965, Viola marched from Selma to Montgomery with 25,000 others led by Dr. King. That night, while driving her car Leroy Moton, a young African American civil rights activist, Viola was gunned down by four members of the Ku Klux Klan. Viola tried to outrun the men, singing, “We Shall Overcome,” but it was reported that the Klansmen pulled alongside her car and fired the fatal bullets. Viola died instantly. Her passenger, Leroy Moton, was unharmed.======

IV. Date and Place
March 25th, 1965 (Between Selma & Montgomery Alabama)

VIII. Curators
Madeline,T Vickie, E Anthony, M

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