Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth buying train tickets at Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama.
The Shuttlesworths planned to challenge local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta in the space reserved for white and interstate passengers. Ultimately, they were able to travel safely to their destination, but Lamar Weaver, a white civil rights activist who had come to the s...
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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/180390 |
| Summary: | The Shuttlesworths planned to challenge local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta in the space reserved for white and interstate passengers. Ultimately, they were able to travel safely to their destination, but Lamar Weaver, a white civil rights activist who had come to the station to show his support, was later attacked by a white crowd that had gathered outside. |
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