On Christmas Day 1956, the home of Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, a key leader in the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, was bombed by white supremacists. Despite the attack, which miraculously left him unharmed, Shuttlesworth remained steadfast in his activism. The bombing occurred the night before he was set to challenge the city’s segregated bus system, underscoring the violent resistance faced by civil rights activists.
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