Rev. John Rutland

Collection:: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Oral History Project Collection
Title:: Rev. John Rutland
Date of Original:: 1995-07-21
Subject:: Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham
Location:: United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
Medium:: oral histories (literary works)
Type:: MovingImage
Format:: video/mp4
Description:: Rev. John Rutland discusses participating in the movement as Bull Conner's minister, including taking in the Freedom Riders at his church. He and his family faced fierce opposition and threats of violence as a result.
Metadata URL:: http://bcriohp.org/items/show/104
Contributing Institution:: Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Birmingham, Ala.)
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