Crowd of white men gathered outside Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration by Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth.

The Shuttlesworths were challenging local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta 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 h...

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Main Author:	Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Photographs
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/180465

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs Crowd of white men gathered outside Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration by Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth. Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald
fulltopic	Photographs Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Race relations--Alabama; Railroad stations; Segregation--Alabama; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)
description	The Shuttlesworths were challenging local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta 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 for their demonstration, was later attacked by the crowd gathered outside.
spelling	BN0003066_05BN0003066Crowd of white men gathered outside Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration by Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth.The Shuttlesworths were challenging local segregation practices by waiting for their train to Atlanta 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 for their demonstration, was later attacked by the crowd gathered outside.1957-03-061950-1959Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, RonaldBirmingham News57-01476Anti-civil rights demonstrations; Civil rights demonstrations; Law enforcement officers; Race relations--Alabama; Railroad stations; 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/180465
title	Crowd of white men gathered outside Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration by Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth.
titleStr	Crowd of white men gathered outside Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration by Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth.
author	Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald
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Crowd of white men gathered outside Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama, during a civil rights demonstration by Fred and Ruby Shuttlesworth.

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