Inspired by Arthur Shores
Arthur Davis Shores (September 25, 1904 – December 16, 1996) was an American
civil rights attorney was considered one of Alabama’s freedom fighters. Shores graduated from Talladega College where
he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. After graduating, he passed the Alabama State
Bar exam in 1937, and began fighting injustices to support civil rights
issues. In 1955, Shores successfully
argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Lucy
v. Adams to prevent the University of Alabama from denying admission solely
based on race or color. In addition, He
disputed before the Supreme court in the same year that the arrests of peaceful
demonstrators in Birmingham should be ruled unconstitutional. His determination to integrate the Birmingham
public schools brought violence to him and other residents. Shore's home was
bombed on August 20 and September 4 in retaliation for African American parents
registering their children at white schools. A week in a half later a bomb
killed four girls at 16th Street Baptist Church. He argued before the Supreme court in the
same year that the arrests of peaceful demonstrators in Birmingham should be
ruled unconstitutional.