Lamar Weaver shaking hands with Fred Shuttlesworth in the white waiting room at Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama.
Shuttlesworth and his wife, Ruby, were challenging local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta in the space reserved for white and interstate passengers. They were able to travel safely to their destination, but Weaver, who had come to the station to show his support for their...
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| Summary: | Shuttlesworth and his wife, Ruby, were challenging local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta in the space reserved for white and interstate passengers. They were able to travel safely to their destination, but Weaver, who had come to the station to show his support for their demonstration, was later attacked by a white crowd that had gathered outside. This image was published in the Birmingham News on March 6, 1957, with the following caption: "Weaver Congratulates Shuttlesworth at Station . . . Negro leader's wife looks on." |
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