Family of Slain Civil Rights Worker Viola Liuzzo Sue FBI In Federal Court, March 1983
Ann Arbor News, March 21, 1983
Caption
Suing FBI - One of the Liuzzo family's attorneys helps Tommy Liuzzo with his tie before heading into court this morning to hear the start of testimony in a $2 million suit the family has filed against the FBI. Watching Tommy's last-minute adjustments were (from left) Penny, Mary, Sally and Tony Liuzzo. The Liuzzos charge that FBI acted improperly in the death of their mother, Viola, in 1965 after her participation in a march protesting the denial of voting rights to blacks. Stories on Pages A6 and D1.
Year
1983
Month
April
Photo
Subjects
Lawsuits
Ku Klux Klan
Homicides
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Demonstrations & Protests
Courts - Federal
Civil Rights Movement
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Old News
Ann Arbor News
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Tommy Liuzzo
Sally Liuzzo
Penny Liuzzo
Mary Liuzzo
Anthony Liuzzo
Jack Stubbs