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    Exhibit - Attorney Shores' Scrapbook: The Life and Times of Birmingham's Civil Rights Lawyer

    Presented by Birmingham Public Library and Birmingham Historical Society at Birmingham Public Library - Central Branch

    November 4, 2012-January 27, 2013


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    Exhibit - Attorney Shores' Scrapbook: The Life and Times of Birmingham's Civil Rights Lawyer

    The Birmingham Historical Society and the Birmingham Public Library are showcasing the life and times of Birmingham civil rights attorney Arthur Shores in a special exhibit, November 4-December 28 at the Central Library. The exhibit features a scrapbook of newspaper reports and printed materials, which Shores collected throughout his legal and political career. A gallery guide and timeline are available at the exhibit and at ...

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    The Birmingham Historical Society and the Birmingham Public Library are showcasing the life and times of Birmingham civil rights attorney Arthur Shores in a special exhibit, November 4-December 28 at the Central Library. The exhibit features a scrapbook of newspaper reports and printed materials, which Shores collected throughout his legal and political career. A gallery guide and timeline are available at the exhibit and at here. Shores' daughters, Helen Shores Lee and Barbara Sylvia Shores, have written a book about their father. During the November 4 opening reception, they will sign copies of The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill: The Untold Story of Arthur D. Shores and His Family's Fight for Civil Rights.


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