The Birmingham Civil Rights Pioneer speaks about the damage done to the marker to commemorate his efforts
Updated: 11:16 p.m. CDT August 5, 2021
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SAD DISCOVERY ON MONDAY AND LANGUAGE WITH JEFF ELIASOPH TIHT FROM WVTM 13.ON JEFF: BISHOP CALVIN WOODS WAS IN THE RIGHT CENTER OF BIRMINGHAM’S CIVIL RITSGH TURMOIL OF THE 1960s AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN BEING A PLACE RITSGH TURMOIL IN THE SEARCH OF THE PLATHA-KATZI, IN THE SEGRA-KABLE, ALSO, SEQUATY FORTI, IN THE SEGRA-KABLE-FORTI LIFE WITH COURAGE AND ADDITION. BUT WHEN HE DRIVES THE 5TH AVENUE ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE MARKING IS MISSING. >> Neither do I HAVE SOMEONE MADE INTENTIONALLY WHAT YOU KNOW IS WHAT YOU ARE. THERE WAS NOTHING BUT ONLY THE POST, THE SIGN WAS CLOSED. JEFF: THE DAMAGE TO THE ETH SIGN IS CERTAINLY FOR CALVIN WOODS SENIOR, WHO STANDS FOR SO MUCH MORE THAN A MAN. JUST A FEW FOOT OF THE ETH CIVIL RIGHTS HERITAGE TRAIL ARE THE WORDS OF THE LATE RECENDRE FRED SHUTTLESWORTH. O “N YOU CAN HATE US, NOAN M CAN SCARE US.” THE BROKEN SIGN WAS FOUND AND TAKEN AWAY FROM THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHT INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY. BUT HIS LOSS, CALVIN WOODS SAYS, WILL BE THE RUHR OF – >> OF THE MANY PEOPLE WHO DIE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THBO BLACKS AND WHIS.TE JEFF: THERE’S STILL A MARK AND A WOUND HEART THAT NEEDS RECOVERY
The Birmingham Civil Rights Pioneer speaks about the damage done to the marker to commemorate his efforts
Updated: 11:16 p.m. CDT August 5, 2021
A historical marker commemorating one of Birmingham’s greatest foot soldiers during the civil rights movement was severely damaged in the past week. Named for Bishop Calvin Woods Sr., the man himself discovered the damage on Monday and shared his feelings with Jeff Eliasoph of WVTM 13. Hear more in the video above. Follow Jeff Eliasoph on Facebook and Twitter!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –
A historical marker commemorating one of Birmingham’s greatest foot soldiers during the civil rights movement was severely damaged in the past week. Named for Bishop Calvin Woods Sr., the man himself discovered the damage on Monday and shared his feelings with Jeff Eliasoph of WVTM 13. Hear more in the video above.
Follow Jeff Eliasoph on Facebook and Twitter!
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