James Reeb
- January 10, 2024
- Civil Rights Leader
Quick Facts
| Full Name | James Reeb |
| Occupation | Civil Rights Leader |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 1, 1927(1927-01-01) |
| Age | 97 |
| Date Of Death | 1965-03-11 |
| Birthplace | Wichita |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Kansas |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
James Reeb Biography
| Name | James Reeb |
| Birthday | Jan 1 |
| Birth Year | 1927 |
| Place Of Birth | Wichita |
| Home Town | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Harry Reeb, Mae Reeb |
| Spouse | Marie Deason |
James Reeb is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on January 1, 1927 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Washington D.C. civil rights activist who died in the 1965 anti-segregation marches from Selma and Montgomery.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggle for social justice.
Marie Reeb was his lover and he married her to have four children.
James Reeb Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Civil Rights Leader |
| House | Living in own house. |
James Reeb is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Reeb 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was appointed assistant minister at All Souls Church, a black church in a poor neighborhood, in 1959. He believed he could have the greatest positive impact by encouraging people in that area to take part in social action.
Two days later, he died from severe brain damage after he was brutally beat by white segregationists during a peaceful march from Selma through Montgomery.
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Who is James Reeb Dating?
According to our records, James Reeb married to Marie Deason. As of December 1, 2023, James Reeb’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
James Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. James Reeb celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.
What did James Reeb do for the civil rights movement?
As a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), Reeb went to Selma to join the Selma to Montgomery marches , a series of protests for African-American voting rights that followed the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson in Marion, Ala., by a law enforcement officer.
What happened to Rev Reeb?
James Reeb, a white Unitarian minister, became nationally known as a martyr to the civil rights cause when he died on 11 March 1965 , in Selma, Alabama, after being attacked by a group of white supremacists.
Who died in Selma Alabama?
On February 26, 1965, activist and deacon Jimmie Lee Jackson died after being shot several days earlier by state trooper James Bonard Fowler, during a peaceful march in nearby Marion, Alabama.
Where was James Reeb murdered?
Birmingham, AL
How accurate is movie Selma?
For starters, the word ‘based’ suggests a casualness, that these events will be embellished to make a film that bit more entertaining. Such caution need not apply to Selma – Ava DuVernay’s fascinating biopic focused on civil rights leader Martin Luther King; it has been deemed 100% historically accurate.