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Murder of Willie Brewster
1965 murder in Anniston, Alabama
"Willie Brewster" redirects here. For other people with similar names, see William Brewster.
| Murder of Willie Brewster | |
|---|---|
Brewster was killed while driving on Highway 202. | |
| Location | Anniston, Alabama |
| Date | July 15, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-07-15) |
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]