Arthur Davis Shores was an American civil rights attorney who was considered Alabama's "drum major for justice".
11 Facts About Arthur Shores
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Arthur Shores attended only one year of law school at the University of Kansas and then pursued his law studies through La Salle Extension University's correspondence school.
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Arthur Shores passed the Alabama State Bar exam in 1937 and immediately began using his legal skills to support civil rights issues.
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In 1938, Arthur Shores successfully sued on behalf of seven school teachers who were denied the right to vote by the Alabama Board of Registrars.
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Arthur Shores was general counsel for the International Association of Railway Employees.
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Arthur Shores worked on this case with attorney Charles H Houston, who argued it successfully in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1944.
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Arthur Shores represented black teachers in the Jefferson County School Board to receive the same pay as white teachers.
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In 1955, Shores successfully argued before the US Supreme Court in Lucy v Adams to prevent the University of Alabama from denying admission solely based on race or color.
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Arthur Shores argued before the Supreme Court in the same year that the arrests of peaceful demonstrators in Birmingham should be ruled unconstitutional.
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In 1977, the NAACP honored Arthur Shores by awarding him the William Robert Ming Advocacy Award for the spirit of financial and personal sacrifice displayed in his legal work.
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Arthur Shores died in December 1996 at his home in Birmingham, Alabama.