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 16^th 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.