George W. Lee

George Wesley Lee (December 25, 1903 – May 7, 1955) was an African-American civil rights leader, minister, and entrepreneur. He was a vice president of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was assassinated in 1955 in retaliation for his efforts to register African Americans to vote. Since 1890 they had been effectively disenfranchised in Mississippi due to a new state constitution; other states across the South passed similar acts and constitutions, excluding millions of people from the political system and establishing one-party states.

For other people with the same name, see George Lee (disambiguation).
George Wesley Lee
George W. Lee
Born(1903-12-25)December 25, 1903
Edwards, Mississippi, USA
DiedMay 7, 1955(1955-05-07) (aged 51)
Midnight, Mississippi
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Civil rights leader, Baptist minister, grocer
Known forCivil Rights Movement; Voter registration; NAACP; Regional Council of Negro Leadership
SpouseRosebud
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