Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996

Authoritative Name:
Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996
Biography:
One of the first African Americans to practice law in Alabama, Shores was involved in numerous desegregation cases including the attempts by Autherine Lucy, Vivian Malone, and James Hood to desegregate the University of Alabama. Shore's Birmingham home was bombed twice in 1963. Shores was appointed to the Birmingham city council in 1969 and was later elected to the same seat, a position he held until 1978.
Associated Subjects:
Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996
Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996--Homes and haunts
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

46 items in 8 collections (expand all)

Arthur D. Shores, Ethel Payne, A. T. Walden, and Frank D. Reeves at a Southern Democratic Conference meeting in Birmingham, Alabama.

Creator:
Perry, Eldred
Date of Original:
1962-09-22
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Arthur Shores and Autherine Lucy at the home of Dr. Lucius Pitts on the campus of Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama.

Creator:
Jones, Ed
Date of Original:
1971-03-19
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Arthur Shores and Autherine Lucy in his office in Birmingham, Alabama, probably after her exclusion from classes at the University of Alabama.

Creator:
Perry, Eldred
Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Arthur Shores and Constance Baker Motley at the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, for a hearing against Autherine Lucy.

Creator:
Jones, Ed
Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Arthur Shores and Thurgood Marshall after a hearing for Autherine Lucy at the federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama.

Date of Original:
1956
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Arthur Shores at the home of Dr. Lucius Pitts on the campus of Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama.

Creator:
Jones, Ed
Date of Original:
1971-03-19
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Attorney Robert L. Carter presenting a newspaper as evidence during the NAACP hearing before Judge Walter B. Jones.

Date of Original:
1958-06-20
Collection:
Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Attorneys Arthur Shores, Robert L. Carter, Fred Gray, and Orzell Billingsley conferring during the NAACP hearing before Judge Walter B. Jones.

Date of Original:
1958-06-20
Collection:
Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Attorneys Arthur Shores, Robert L. Carter, and Fred Gray conferring during the NAACP hearing before Judge Walter B. Jones in Montgomery, Alabama.

Date of Original:
1958-06-20
Collection:
Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Attorneys Arthur Shores, Robert L. Carter, and Orzell Billingsley listening to Judge Walter B. Jones speak during the NAACP hearing.

Date of Original:
1958-06-20
Collection:
Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Attorneys Fred Gray and Robert L. Carter speaking during the NAACP hearing before Judge Walter B. Jones.

Date of Original:
1958-06-20
Collection:
Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Photographs of the 1974 annual institute of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) at the Hotel Americana in New York City.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1974-05
Collection:
Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Arthur Davis Shores

Creator:
Woodham, Rebecca
Date of Original:
2008-08-16
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Bombed front door of Arthur Shores' house

Creator:
Birmingham Police Department
Date of Original:
1963-09-05
Collection:
Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Bombed home of Arthur Shores

Date of Original:
1963-09-05
Collection:
Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Bombed home of Arthur Shores

Creator:
Birmingham Police Department
Date of Original:
1963-09-05
Collection:
Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Bombed home of Arthur Shores

Creator:
Birmingham Police Department
Date of Original:
1963-09-05
Collection:
Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Bombed window in home of Arthur Shores

Creator:
Birmingham Police Department
Date of Original:
1963-09-05
Collection:
Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Birmingham Public Library (Ala.)

Interview with Arthur D. Shores, 1984 June 28

Creator:
Shores, Arthur D. (Arthur Davis), 1904-1996
Date of Original:
1984-06-28
Collection:
Working Lives Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library