Fred Shuttlesworth speaking to a white man outside the entrance to Terminal Station in Birmingham, Alabama.

Shuttlesworth and his wife, Ruby, were there to challenge 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carter, Roy T.; Adams, Robert; Gunter, Ronald
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/195586