Civil Rights Movements
rings a bell of African Americans fighting for their rights in the 1960s but
African Americans weren’t the only ones who were fighting for their
justice. There were some key Caucasians
involved in the fight as well, hence I have chosen Violla Luizzo for this piece
of writing. She was involved in the
memorable and moving march from Selma to Montgomery, this march was being held
because hundreds of voters were not allowed to register at Selma courthouse. In response to this Martin Luther King called
people from across the U.S to march from Selma to Montgomery in order to fight
for justice. Violla answered this call
and drove by herself from Michigan to Alabama to be a part of this piece of
history.
She would go on to Selma
watch Dr. King’s speech and drive people back and forth between Selma and
Montgomery. She had dropped off a load
of passengers in Selma and was headed back for another round, it was then that
she had been pursued by KKK men, she didn’t stop but kept going singing the
songs of freedom and chanting “We Shall Overcome” until the pursuers caught up
to her car and shot her twice in the head.
An immediate action was taken President Johnson, calling for the arrest
of men who had shot Violla. This is a
significant event because a white woman had been killed by KKK and the arrest
for these men and charges were filed. It
was rather significant in my eyes because of the fact that this woman had come
all the way from Michigan to Alabama just to help the Civil Rights Movement although
she wasn’t black, she felt the need to correct this system and bring justice
for everyone.
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