White Woman Murdered Herstory Ignored

Campus Podcast @ Metro State University · Mar 29, 2026 · 20m

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Viola Liuzzo

Viola Liuzzo marched from Selma to Montgomery with thousands demanding voting rights. She was a 39‑year‑old mother of five who believed that injustice anywhere was everyone’s responsibility.

After the march, she volunteered to drive tired marchers back to Selma. Riding with her was Leroy Moton, a 19‑year‑old Black civil‑rights worker. As they drove along Highway 80, a car of Ku Klux Klan members spotted them — a white woman and a Black teenager together. The Klan chased them down the dark road, pulled beside her car, and opened…