UU World is revisiting his story in recognition of this anniversary. Read more: www.uuworld.org/articles/mem... .
#JamesReeb #CivilRights #UU #UnitarianUniversalist #MLK #RacialJustice #BelovedCommunity #UUSharedValues
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
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
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
A digital graphic honoring James Joseph Reeb (January 1, 1927 – March 11, 1965) features a black-and-white photograph of him on the right side. He is a young white man with neatly combed dark hair, smiling, and wearing glasses with thick black frames, a dark suit, a white dress shirt, and a patterned bow tie. To left of his image is a quote from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in white text against a teal-blue background. It reads: "He dared to live his faith; he placed himself alongside the disinherited black brethren of this community... He was a witness to the truth that men of different races and classes might live, eat, and work together as brothers." "—Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his eulogy for James Reeb" The white UUA flaming chalice logo is in the bottom left corner. The UU World logo appears in the bottom right corner. The URL “uuworld.org” is in the top right corner.
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
#OTD #March11 #Peace #Love #Art #Activism Rev #JamesReeb died #freedomriders 1965, #Lithuania declared independence 1990, #JanetReno sworn in 1993, #Fukushima Daiichi power plant fiasco 2011, #GetEQUAL 2010, #Kandahar #Afghanistan massacre 2012, plus woodstockwhisperer.info/2017/03/11/m...
