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...
Main Author: | Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald |
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Format: | Electronic |
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/180387 |
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