Klansmen Brutally Killed Their Father. They Now Say His Legacy Is Larger Than Life
Two sisters talk about the killing of their father, Willie Edwards Jr., by Klansmen in 1957. "You destroyed our hopes and our dreams and our love, but you didn't remove the man," says Malinda Edwards.
On January 23, 1957, Willie Edwards Jr. was eating dinner with his family in Montgomery, Ala., when he got a call from his boss at the Winn-Dixie asking if he could cover a shift for another driver.
He left his two small daughters and pregnant wife at home that evening but never made it back.
Years later,
