Rea Bennett

Title

Rea Bennett

Subject Headings

Liuzzo, Viola, 1925-1965--Death & burial
Civil rights--Alabama--1960-1970
Homicides--Alabama--1960-1970
Historically black colleges
Slavery--United States
African Americans--Reparations

Description

Rea Bennett descends from a North Carolina enslaver and reflects on the family's slavery-era records she's read. She shared memories of growing up in Jim Crow-era Alabama and witnessing the early Civil Rights Movement firsthand.

Other name(s) mentioned

Viola Liuzzo

Location(s) mentioned

Phoenix, Arizona, United States; Marion, Alabama, United States; Selma, Alabama, United States; Birmingham, Alabama, United States; Columbia, South Carolina, United States; North Carolina, United States

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