J Mason Davis

J Mason Davis

J Mason Davis grew up in Alabama during segregation and became the first African American partner in a major Birmingham law firm.

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Ingrid Kraus

Ingrid Kraus

Ingrid Kraus is the daughter of Frederick and Anny Kraus, who were leading Jewish activists during the Movement in Birmingham.

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Gordon Gibson

Gordon Gibson

Gordon Gibson is a retired Unitarian minister who was heavily involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Eloise Gaffney

Eloise Gaffney

Eloise Gaffney was one of the original members of the African American Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Choir.

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Eileen Walbert

Eileen Walbert

Eileen Walbert was a civil rights activist and leading force for integrating the Birmingham schools in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Shelley Stewart

Shelley Stewart

Shelley Stewart was one of the first African American radio personalities in Alabama, whose popularity infuriated Bull Connor and other racists.

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David Walbert

David Walbert

David Walbert, the son of Birmingham human rights activist Eileen Walbert, participated in interracial activities during the 1950s and 1960s.

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Cleopatra Kennedy

Cleopatra Kennedy

Cleopatra Kennedy was one of the original members of the African American Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Choir.

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Chuck Jeffries

Chuck Jeffries

Charles Jeffries, now deceased, was a Unitarian who was a member of numerous human-rights-focused organizations in Birmingham.

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Charles Cleveland

Charles Cleveland

Charles Cleveland became one of several white attorneys who represented African-American clients arrested during protests.

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