James Reeb | |
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| Born | James Joseph Reeb January 1, 1927 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 1965 (aged 38) Selma, Alabama, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Murder |
| Alma mater | St. Olaf College Princeton Theological Seminary |
| Occupation | Unitarian Universalist minister |
| Known for | Civil Rights Movement |
| Spouse | Marie Deason |
| Children | 4 |
James Joseph Reeb (January 1, 1927 – March 11, 1965) was an American Unitarian Universalist minister, pastor, and activist during the civil rights movement in Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts. While participating in the Selma to Montgomery marches actions in Selma, Alabama, in 1965, he was murdered by white segregationists and white supremacists, dying of head injuries in the hospital two days after being severely beaten. Three men were tried for Reeb's murder but were acquitted by an all-white jury. His murder remains officially unsolved.