Lamar Weaver inside his car after it was attacked by a crowd of white mean near Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama.
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 thei...
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Photographs Lamar Weaver inside his car after it was attacked by a crowd of white mean near Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama. Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald |
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Photographs Weaver, Olin Lamar, 1928-2013; Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Automobiles; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Race relations--Alabama; Segregation--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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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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BN0003066_12BN0003066Lamar Weaver inside his car after it was attacked by a crowd of white mean near Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama.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."1957-03-061950-1959Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, RonaldBirmingham News57-01476Weaver, Olin Lamar, 1928-2013; Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Automobiles; Civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights leaders; Race relations--Alabama; Segregation--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives2000 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/180387 |
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Lamar Weaver inside his car after it was attacked by a crowd of white mean near Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama. |
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Lamar Weaver inside his car after it was attacked by a crowd of white mean near 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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