| Murder of Willie Brewster | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Civil Rights Movement | |
.jpg) Brewster was killed while driving on Highway 202. | |
| Location | Anniston, Alabama |
| Date | July 15, 1965 |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Victims | Willie Brewster |
| Perpetrators | Hubert Damon Strange Johnny Ira DeFries (alleged) Clarence Lewis Blevins (alleged) |
| Motive | White supremacy |
| Convicted | Hubert Damon Strange |
On the evening of July 13, 1965, Hubert Damon Strange shot Willie Brewster as Brewster drove past him on Highway 202 outside Anniston, Alabama; two days later, Brewster died in a hospital. In December of that year, Strange was convicted of second degree murder; this was the first time in the history of Alabama that a white man was convicted of killing a black man in a racially-motivated murder case.[1]
- ^ "Willie Brewster". www.annistoncivilrightstrail.org.