In 1965, a white minister and father of four answered the call after Bloody Sunday — only to be ambushed on a dark Alabama street. Beaten by segregationists, denied lifesaving care, and left to die, his murder would end in acquittals and unanswered questions. Join John Conner as he dives deep into the dark to discuss the murder of James Reeb. Will this case be enough to make you check the locks?

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This episode of Check the Locks is dedicated, with love, to the memory of our friend Mathew Scott Halliday. 

Sources:

John Lewis - March from Selma to Montgomery, "Bloody Sunday," 1965

#OnThisDay: Bloody Sunday | National Museum of African American History and Culture

Reeb, James | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

White Lies: A True Crime Story Of An Unsolved Civil Rights-Era Murder

The History Place - Great Speeches Collection: Lyndon B. Johnson Speech - We Shall Overcome

The Senate Passes the Voting Rights Act

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