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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Photographs Lamar Weaver shaking hands with Fred Shuttlesworth in the white waiting room at Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama. Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald |
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Photographs Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011; Shuttlesworth, Ruby Keeler, 1922-1971; Weaver, Olin Lamar, 1928-2013; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Race relations--Alabama; Railroad stations; Segregation--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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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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BN0003066_17BN0003066Lamar 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 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."1957-03-061950-1959Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, RonaldBirmingham News57-01476Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011; Shuttlesworth, Ruby Keeler, 1922-1971; Weaver, Olin Lamar, 1928-2013; African Americans--Civil rights; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Race relations--Alabama; Railroad stations; Segregation--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/180302 |
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Lamar Weaver shaking hands with Fred Shuttlesworth in the white waiting room at Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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Lamar Weaver shaking hands with Fred Shuttlesworth in the white waiting room at Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald |
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Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald |
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