Willie Edwards | |
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Born | Willie Edwards Jr. November 13, 1932 |
Died | January 23, 1957 | (aged 24)
Cause of death | Racially motivated murder by Ku Klux Klan members |
Willie Edwards Jr. (November 13, 1932 – January 23, 1957) was a 24-year-old black American, husband and father, who was murdered by members of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan.[1] He is buried at New Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Letohatchee, Alabama.