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1971 - Fire at Chambers Auto Repair Shop

Event Date: 
January 1, 1971
Event Type: 
Turbulent Times 1960-1979

January, 1971 - The auto repair shop of the father of civil rights attorney Julius Chambers is burned down.

  • This is the beginning of another wave of violence against civil rights attorney Julius Chambers. 
  • In 1965 and 1966, Julius Chambers' house and car had been bombed. 
  • Julius Chambers is the attorney for the Swann case, pushing for the desegregation of the school system.