| Summary: | Shores received the letters from lawyers, civil rights groups, religious organizations, state and national political and government officials, people active in the Birmingham business community, Alabama university officials, friends, and acquaintances. Many letters offer thoughts, suggestions and encouragement regarding Shores's civil rights work, though there is also a small amount of hate mail. Key topics addressed in the correspondence include bombings and attempted bombings of Shores's home, congratulations on his political appointments (most notably to the Birmingham City Council and various Democratic Party positions), and letters of thanks for political support. Some of the correspondence also relates to Shores's legal work, including such key topics as the Boswell Amendment and his defense of prominent civil rights activists including Fred Shuttlesworth.
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