James Reeb (1927-1965) was a social worker and Unitarian Universalist minister who was killed by segregationists in Selma in 1965. Reeb's death was pivotal toward passage of the Voting Rights Act that year by the U.S. Congress.

James Reeb (1927-1965) was a social worker and Unitarian Universalist minister who was killed by segregationists in Selma in 1965. Reeb's death was pivotal toward passage of the Voting Rights Act that year by the U.S. Congress.