Herbert Lee,
Liberty, Mississippi
September 25, 1961
Agencies: Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI
Cause of death: Not Yet Known
Last updated: almost 5 years ago
Overview 
Herbert Lee, who worked with civil rights leader Bob Moses to help register black voters, was killed by a state legislator who claimed self-defense and was never arrested. Louis Allen, a black man who witnessed the murder, was later also killed.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/civil-rights-memorial/civil-rights-martyrs added March 26, 2016 01:45