James Reeb

James Reeb
Born	James Joseph Reeb (1927-01-01)January 1, 1927 Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Died	March 11, 1965(1965-03-11) (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.