Police officers speaking to Lamar Weaver during a civil rights demonstration by Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth in the white waiting room at Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama.
A reporter standing on the left is recording the exchange. The Shuttlesworths 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 t...
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| Summary: | A reporter standing on the left is recording the exchange. The Shuttlesworths 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. |
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