Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1996) (5 of 5)
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth discusses leading the Birmingham Movement. Part 5 of 5.
1996-12-10
video
19961210S5
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1996) (4 of 5)
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth discusses leading the Birmingham Movement. Part 4 of 5.
1996-12-10
video
19961210S4
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1996) (3 of 5)
Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth discusses leading the Birmingham Movement. Part 3 of 5.
1996-12-10
video
19961210S3
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1996) (2 of 5)
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth discusses leading the Birmingham Movement. Part 2 of 5.
1996-12-10
video
19961210S2
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1996) (1 of 5)
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth discusses leading the Birmingham Movement. Part 1 of 5.
1996-12-10
video
19961210S1
Dr. Lawrence Pijeaux (1997)
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
African American Museum Association
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, Ala.)
Dr. Lawrence Pijeaux discusses demonstrating in New Orleans before pursuing a career in arts education. He served at various institutions, including the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, and worked to increase Black community involvement in museums.
1997-06-11
video
19970611P
Rev. John T. Porter
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (Montgomery, Ala.)
Ebenezer Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)
Rev. John T. Porter discusses working with Dr. King at Dexter Avenue and Ebenezer Baptist Churches. He was arrested with Nelson Smith, A. D. King as a result of his involvement in the Movement.
1997-03-26
video
19970326P
Dr. James T. Montgomery
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
African Americans in medicine
Dr. James T. Montgomery discusses supporting the Movement politically, financially and medically. He served as Rev. Shuttlesworth's family physician and treated Dr. King.
1995-09-22
video
19950922M
Jerome "Buddy" Cooper
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
United Mine Workers of America
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971
Jerome "Buddy" Cooper discusses fighting for labor rights as an acting regional attorney for the Wage Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. He participated in illegal, integrated meetings with local labor leaders and unions.
1995-09-20
video
19950920C
Jesse Champion Sr.
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
A.H. Parker High School Band
Birmingham (Ala.). Police Department
Jessie Champion Sr. discusses leaving Birmingham after being wrongly convicted of inciting a riot. He became the first Black news reporter for WBRC after returning to Birmingham.
1995-11-01
video
19951101C
Dr. Horace Huntley
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
University of Alabama in Birmingham. Center for Urban Studies
Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance files
Dr. Horace Huntley discusses advocating for the creation of African American Studies programs at various institutions, including UAB. His civil rights rights involvement led to an extensive file and surveillance by the FBI.
1998-05-26
video
19980526H
Flora Washington Smith
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965 : Selma, Ala.)
Birmingham (Ala.). Police Department
Flora Washington Smith discusses getting involved with ACMHR from the earliest meetings. She participated in the Selma to Montgomery March, even after spending a week in jail for demonstrating in Birmingham.
1995-09-27
video
19950927S
Emily Thomas Ellis
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Birmingham (Ala.). Police Department
Emily Thomas Ellis discusses being arrested for participating in a sit-in at Newberry's department store. She was also injured in a large student march in 1963.
1995-07-12
video
19950712E
Rev. Clyde Jones
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Birmingham (Ala.). Police Department
Rev. Clyde Jones discusses combatting discriminatory hiring practices by the Birmingham Police Department through litigation. He was involved with the NAACP before being outlawed.
1995-06-01
video
19950601J
Rev. Abraham Woods Jr.
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963
Rev. Abraham Woods Jr. discusses working in Birmingham before working closely with Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth as a vice-president of ACMHR. He drove look out for Rev. Shuttlesworth during the attempt to integrate Phillips High School, participated in bus sit-ins and attended the March on Washington.
1998-04-30
video
19980430W
Virginia Volker
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
SNCC
Virginia Volker discusses her involvement with the Movement throughout her education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She went on to be actively involved in public education and community politics in Birmingham.
1996-06-26
video
19960626V
Annie Levison
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Birmingham City Jail (Birmingham, Ala.)
Annie Levison discusses being active in the movement, including being jailed for sitting in the front of the bus, before having to stop in order to protect her employment. She describes the difficult process she went through to become a registered voter.
1995-07-05
video
19950705L
Almarie Billups
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Billups, Charles
S.C.L.C. Operation Breadbasket
Almarie Billups discusses being deeply involved in the Movement with her husband, Charles Billups. She worked hard balancing supporting her family and supporting the Movement.
1995-06-28
video
19950628B
Rev. Robert Hughes
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
Rev. Robert Hughes discusses starting the Alabama Council on Human Relations after beginning his career as a Methodist minister.
1995-06-23
video
19950623HR
Rev. John Rutland
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
Rev. John Rutland discusses participating in the movement as Bull Conner's minister, including taking in the Freedom Riders at his church. He and his family faced fierce opposition and threats of violence as a result.
1995-07-21
video
19950721R