| Summary: | Weaver, a civil rights activist, had gone to the station to show his support for Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth, who were challenging local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta in the space reserved for white and interstate passengers. The couple was able to travel safely to their destination, but Weaver was attacked by an angry crowd that had gathered outside the building. This image was published in the Birmingham News on March 6, 1957, with the following caption: "Stone crashes into auto window as Lamar Weaver drive away . . . White men attack automobile after integrationist visits with Negro couple in station."
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