dec 25, 1956 - Bombing of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth

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In Birmingham, Alabama, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a civil rights leader, had his home bombed by the KKK. The 16 stick dynamite damaged his home and the church next door, but no one inside the house was severely injured. He had been a target of the KKK because of protests and boycotts he helped organize and participate in. Even after the bombing, he continued to be in the protest rides the day after.

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