Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth boarding a train bound for Atlanta at Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama.
Before boarding, Shuttlesworth and his wife, Ruby, had challenged local segregation practices by waiting in the space reserved for white and interstate passengers. (They were able to travel safely to their destination, but Lamar Weaver, a white civil rights activist who had come to the station to sh...
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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/180407 |
| Summary: | Before boarding, Shuttlesworth and his wife, Ruby, had challenged local segregation practices by waiting in the space reserved for white and interstate passengers. (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 crowd that had gathered outside.) |
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