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Interior of Fred Shuttlesworth's house the night it was bombed.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Hardin, Tom

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Shuttlesworth lived next door to Bethel Baptist Church on 29th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, where he was the minister. The church also served as the headquarters for the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
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Created Date:
1956
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Birmingham (Ala.)
  4. Bombings
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Hate Crimes
  7. Homes & Haunts
  8. Houses
  9. Jefferson County (Ala.)
  10. Law Enforcement Officers
  11. Race Relations
  12. Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922 2011

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