Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.

Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.

The bombing occurred on December 25th, 1956. Shuttlesworth lived next door to Bethel Baptist Church on 29th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was the minister. The church also served as the headquarters for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arnold, Lewis
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/14254
format Electronic
collection Alabama Media Group Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Photographs
spellingShingle Photographs
Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.
Arnold, Lewis
fulltopic Photographs
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011--Homes & haunts; African Americans--Civil rights; Bombings; Hate crimes; Houses; Law enforcement officers; Race relations--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description The bombing occurred on December 25th, 1956. Shuttlesworth lived next door to Bethel Baptist Church on 29th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was the minister. The church also served as the headquarters for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
spelling BN0002346_04BN0002346Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.The bombing occurred on December 25th, 1956. Shuttlesworth lived next door to Bethel Baptist Church on 29th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was the minister. The church also served as the headquarters for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.1956-121950-1959Arnold, LewisBirmingham News56-08025Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011--Homes & haunts; African Americans--Civil rights; Bombings; Hate crimes; Houses; Law enforcement officers; Race relations--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives1200 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/14254
title Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.
titleStr Police officer looking at the ruins of Fred Shuttlesworth's house after it was bombed.
author Arnold, Lewis
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