On this day in 1965, the Reverend James Reeb—a Unitarian Universalist minister, pastor, and civil rights activist—was killed in Selma, Alabama, in while supporting the fight for justice. #JamesReeb #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #MLK #RacialJustice #BelovedCommunity #UUSharedValues - ThreadSky

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uua.org • 84 days ago

On this day in 1965, the Reverend James Reeb—a Unitarian Universalist minister, pastor, and civil rights activist—was killed in Selma, Alabama, in while supporting the fight for justice. #JamesReeb #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #MLK #RacialJustice #BelovedCommunity #UUSharedValues

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uua.org•84 days ago

Two days after Bloody Sunday, he joined hundreds of clergy answering Dr. King’s call to bear witness. After a second, symbolic march to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Reeb and two other UU ministers were brutally attacked outside a whites-only restaurant. #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #MLK

uua.org•84 days ago

He died two days later. His murder, along with the deaths of Jimmie Lee Jackson and Viola Liuzzo, drew national outrage and helped build momentum for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. #JamesReeb #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #MLK #RacialJustice #BelovedCommunity #UUSharedValues

uua.org•84 days ago

Dr. King eulogized Reeb, saying, “He dared to live his faith; he placed himself alongside the disinherited.” His death was not just the result of a brutal attack, but of a system built on racism, silence, and indifference. #JamesReeb #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #RacialJustice #Community

uua.org•84 days ago

Reeb’s legacy calls us to courage over caution, to work unrelentingly for dignity and justice. On the 60th anniversary of his murder, we remember him—not just in memory, but through action. #JamesReeb #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #MLK #RacialJustice #BelovedCommunity #UUSharedValues

uua.org•84 days ago

UU World is revisiting his story in recognition of this anniversary. Read more: https://www.uuworld.org/articles/memoir-kings-eulogy-james-reeb .

#JamesReeb #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #MLK #RacialJustice #BelovedCommunity #UUSharedValues

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