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==Events==
==Events==
* February: The [[Country Boy Eddie Show]] debuted on [[WBRC 6]].
* February: The [[Country Boy Eddie Show]] debuted on [[WBRC 6]].
* [[February 7]]: The U.S. Army Reserve's [[87th Training Support Division|87th Maneuver Area Command]] was formed.
* [[March 3]]: A group of hooded Klan members toured the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* [[March 3]]: A group of hooded Klan members toured the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* [[March 21]]: Sen. John Kennedy spoke on "Labour Racketeering" at a banquet for the [[Alabama League of Municipalities]] in Birmingham.
* [[March 21]]: Sen. John Kennedy spoke on "Labour Racketeering" at a banquet for the [[Alabama League of Municipalities]] in Birmingham.
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* The [[Festival of Arts]] hosted a "[[1957 Salute to England and Alabama|Salute to England and Alabama]]".
* The [[Festival of Arts]] hosted a "[[1957 Salute to England and Alabama|Salute to England and Alabama]]".
* The [[Birmingham Zoo Express|Zoo Express]] miniature railroad began service at the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* The [[Birmingham Zoo Express|Zoo Express]] miniature railroad began service at the [[Birmingham Zoo|Jimmy Morgan Zoo]].
* Gastroenterologist [[Basil Hirschowitz]] and two physicists produced a working prototype of the first fiber-optic endoscope.
* The [[Buten Collection|Buten Museum of Wedgewood]] opened in Merion, Pennsylvania.
* The [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society|Birmingham Humane Society]] stopped providing boarding and grooming services.
* The [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] hosted an exhibition of "[[Chinese Ivories from the Smithsonian Institution]]".


===Civil Rights movement===
===Civil Rights movement===
* January: [[Carl Baldwin|Carl]] and [[Alexinia Baldwin]] [[Baldwin v. Morgan|sued]] to desegregate the waiting rooms at [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[January 25]]: [[Carl Baldwin|Carl]] and [[Alexinia Baldwin]] [[Baldwin v. Morgan|sued]] to desegregate the waiting rooms at [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* [[February 14]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] joined [[Martin Luther King Jr]], [[Ralph Abernathy], and others to form the the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].
* [[February 14]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] joined [[Martin Luther King Jr]], [[Ralph Abernathy], [[Joseph Lowery]] and others to form the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]].
* [[March 6]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth|Fred]] and [[Ruby Shuttlesworth]] challenged the segregation of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] waiting rooms.
* [[March 4]]:  Judge [[Seybourn Lynne]] dismissed the Baldwins' lawsuit. They appealed.
* [[April 10]]: [[George Dickerson]]'s [[George Dickerson residence|home]] was destroyed by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb]].
* [[March 6]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth|Fred]] and [[Ruby Shuttlesworth]] challenged the segregation of the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] waiting rooms. [[Lamar Weaver]] was assaulted outside after he greeted the couple.
* [[April 10]]: [[George Dickerson]]'s [[George Dickerson residence|home]] at 1143 [[12th Place North]] in [[Fountain Heights]], which he had purchased two days earlier, was destroyed by a [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bomb]].
* [[April 28]]: The [[Allen Temple AME Church]] in [[Bessemer]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bombed]] during a service.
* [[April 28]]: The [[Allen Temple AME Church]] in [[Bessemer]] was [[List of racially-motivated bombings#1957|bombed]] during a service.
* [[May 17]]: Shuttlesworth spoke on "The New Negro Church" at a "Prayer Pilgrimage" of black leaders in Washington D.C.
* [[August 29]]: The U.S. Congress passed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] over Strom Thurmond's filibuster, establishing federal oversight of voting rights for federal offices.
* [[August 29]]: The U.S. Congress passed the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] over Strom Thurmond's filibuster, establishing federal oversight of voting rights for federal offices.
* [[September 9]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] and other parents were assaulted by an armed mob when they attempted to enroll their children at [[Phillips High School]].
* [[September 9]]: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] and other parents were assaulted by an armed mob when they attempted to enroll their children at [[Phillips High School]].
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* [[June 27]]: [[Hill's Food Stores]] opened a new location in [[Norwood]].
* [[June 27]]: [[Hill's Food Stores]] opened a new location in [[Norwood]].
* July: [[Vincent Carnaggio]] founded [[Pediatrics East]] in [[East Lake]].
* July: [[Vincent Carnaggio]] founded [[Pediatrics East]] in [[East Lake]].
* July: The [[Grapico|Orange Crush-Grapico Bottling Company]] changed its name to the [[Grapico|Orange Crush Grapico Company]].
* [[John Hontzas]] opened [[Niki's West]] restaurant on [[Finley Avenue]].
* [[John Hontzas]] opened [[Niki's West]] restaurant on [[Finley Avenue]].
* [[Bob Sykes|Bob]] and [[Maxine Sykes]] opened "[[The Ice Spot]]" in [[Central Park]]
* [[Bob Sykes|Bob]] and [[Maxine Sykes]] opened "[[The Ice Spot]]" in [[Central Park]]
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* [[Western Supermarkets]] opened a fourth location at [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
* [[Western Supermarkets]] opened a fourth location at [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
* [[John Collins]] opened [[Lyric Hot Dogs]].
* [[John Collins]] opened [[Lyric Hot Dogs]].
* [[Milton House|Milton]] and [[Frank House]] joined with [[Bob Wright]] to operate the [[Alabama Farmers Market]].
* [[Utopia Cleaners and Laundry]] opened new locations at [[Five Points West Shopping City]] and [[Crestwood Shopping Center]].
* [[Morris Barstein]] and [[Max Corenblum]] founded their first [[War Surplus Store]] on [[4th Avenue North]].
* [[Standard Furniture|Standard Furnishing Co.]] changed their name to [[Standard Furniture]].
* [[Hall Thompson]] purchased the [[North Alabama Caterpillar]] dealership in Birmingham.


===Education===
===Education===
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* [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western-Olin High School]] was accredited.
* [[P. D. Jackson-Olin High School|Western-Olin High School]] was accredited.
* The [[University Hospital School of Nursing]] was accredited.
* The [[University Hospital School of Nursing]] was accredited.
* [[Wilkerson Middle School]] opened.


===Religion===
===Religion===
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* [[November 30]]: [[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] shut out [[1957 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the [[1957 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[November 30]]: [[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] shut out [[1957 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] in the [[1957 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] at [[Legion Field]].
* [[Bear Bryant]] accepted an offer to leave Texas A&M to coach the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[Bear Bryant]] accepted an offer to leave Texas A&M to coach the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football team]].
* [[Gene Bartow]]'s St Charles High School boys' basketball team won the Missouri State Championship
* [[Gene Bartow]]'s St Charles High School boys' basketball team won the Missouri state championship
* [[H. B. Thompson]] founded the [[Gardendale Youth Baseball]] program.
* [[H. B. Thompson]] founded the [[Gardendale Youth Baseball]] program.
* The Detroit Tigers traded pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] to the Kansas City Athletics.
* The Detroit Tigers traded pitcher [[Virgil Trucks]] to the Kansas City Athletics.
* Cyclone Anaya defeated Tor Yamata to claim the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight title in [[Birmingham]].
* Cyclone Anaya defeated Tor Yamata to claim the NWA Southern Junior Heavyweight title in [[Birmingham]].
* [[Elmer Moree]]'s [[St Clair County High School]] Saints won the state basketball championship.
* [[Elbert Jemison]] won a 2nd consecutive Alabama amateur golf championship


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Raymond Boland]] was ordained as a Catholic priest.
* [[Raymond Boland]] was ordained as a Catholic priest.
* [[Frank Moore Cross]] was appointed an associate professor at Harvard Divinity School.
* [[Henry Stanford]] succeeded [[Guy Snavely]] as President of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[Henry Stanford]] succeeded [[Guy Snavely]] as President of [[Birmingham-Southern College]].
* [[R. B. Knox]] succeeded [[Hoyt Ayers]] as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].
* [[R. B. Knox]] succeeded [[Hoyt Ayers]] as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].
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* [[Nathan Goldstein]] succeeded [[Hyman Miller]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Nathan Goldstein]] succeeded [[Hyman Miller]] as president of the [[Levite Jewish Community Center|Jewish Community Center]].
* [[Clarence Baldwin]] succeeded [[Claude Warren]] as pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]].
* [[Clarence Baldwin]] succeeded [[Claude Warren]] as pastor of [[Pilgrim Church|Pilgrim Congregational Church]].
* [[Virgil Ledbetter]] began coaching the [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard Bulldogs football team]].
* [[Nathan Glick]] began his career as an illustrator for ''[[Progressive Farmer]]''.
* [[Howard Phillips]] succeeded [[F. Edward Lund]] as President of the [[University of Montevallo]].


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[February 18]]: [[Gary Richardson]], [[Midfield]] mayor and radio executive
* [[February 18]]: [[Gary Richardson]], [[Midfield]] mayor and radio executive
* [[March 17]]: [[Barry Krauss]], football player
* [[March 17]]: [[Barry Krauss]], football player
* April: [[Jesse Chambers]], reporter
* [[April 10]]: [[Robert Leslie Palmer]], attorney and author
* [[April 10]]: [[Robert Leslie Palmer]], attorney and author
* [[April 18]]: [[Finis St John IV]], attorney and [[University of Alabama]] trustee
* [[April 18]]: [[Finis St John IV]], attorney and [[University of Alabama]] trustee
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* [[May 27]]: [[Carol Hendrickson]], Navy nurse
* [[May 27]]: [[Carol Hendrickson]], Navy nurse
* [[June 11]]: [[Dewayne Davis]], minister and chorister
* [[June 11]]: [[Dewayne Davis]], minister and chorister
* [[June 20]]: [[Stuart Oates]], [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] director
* [[June 22]]: [[Keith McCord]], NBA player
* [[June 22]]: [[Keith McCord]], NBA player
* [[August 30]]: [[Otis Dismuke]], educator
* [[August 30]]: [[Otis Dismuke]], educator
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* [[November 23]]: [[Andrew Toney]], NBA player
* [[November 23]]: [[Andrew Toney]], NBA player
* [[December 31]]: [[Steve Gaines]], Baptist minister
* [[December 31]]: [[Steve Gaines]], Baptist minister
* [[Samm Bennett]], percussionist
* [[Donnetta Brown]], educator
* [[David Dionne]], park director
* [[Buddy Gray]], Baptist minister
* [[Buddy Gray]], Baptist minister
* [[Alan Jacobs]], academic
* [[Alan Jacobs]], academic
* [[Mama Petite]], hippopotamus
* [[Mama Petite]], hippopotamus
* [[Willie Pittman]], mechanic and entrepreneur
* [[Willie Pittman]], mechanic and entrepreneur
* [[James Raper]], nurse practitioner
* [[Walter Moore (teacher)|Walter Moore]], educator
* [[Walter Moore (teacher)|Walter Moore]], educator
* [[Greg Shaw]], Chief Judge of the [[Alabama Court of the Judiciary]]
* [[Greg Shaw]], Chief Judge of the [[Alabama Court of the Judiciary]]
* [[Bob Sims]], [[Al.com]] directpr
* [[Randy Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Randy Smith]], [[Birmingham Police Department]] officer
* [[Glennon Threatt]], attorney
* [[Andrew Westmoreland]], President of [[Samford University]]
* [[Andrew Westmoreland]], President of [[Samford University]]
* [[Meged Yisra'el]] (born [[Meged Yisra'el|Melvin Miller]]), NFL player
* [[Meged Yisra'el]] (born [[Meged Yisra'el|Melvin Miller]]), NFL player
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* [[Anna Strange]] was named "[[Miss Alabama]]".
* [[Anna Strange]] was named "[[Miss Alabama]]".
* Golfer [[Charley Boswell]] was given an award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.
* Golfer [[Charley Boswell]] was given an award from the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association.
* [[Bertha Smith]] won the first "[[Miss UAB|Miss University Center]]" pageant.
* [[Toni Moore]] was crowned "[[Miss Samford|Miss Howard College]]".
* [[Civitan International]] founder [[Courtney Shropshire]] was given a [[Key to the City of Birmingham]].


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
* [[John Badham]] graduated from [[Indian Springs School]].
* [[John Badham]] graduated from [[Indian Springs School]].
* [[Kirkwood Balton]] graduated from [[Miles College]].
* [[Harry Brock Jr]] completed a degree from the School of Financial Public Relations at Northwestern University.
* [[Harry Brock Jr]] completed a degree from the School of Financial Public Relations at Northwestern University.
* [[Max D. Cooper]] graduated from Tulane University.
* [[Max D. Cooper]] graduated from Tulane University.
* [[Chriss Doss]] graduated from [[Samford University|Howard College]].
* [[Roland Frye]] completed a Guggenheim Fellowship.
* [[Roland Frye]] completed a Guggenheim Fellowship.
* [[John C. Fletcher Jr]] completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Heidelberg, Germany.
* [[John C. Fletcher Jr]] completed a Fulbright Fellowship in Heidelberg, Germany.
* [[Miller Gorrie]] graduated from [[Auburn University]]
* [[Bill Holdefer]] earned his M.D. at the University of Maryland.
* [[Fob James]] earned a degree in civil engineering at [[Auburn University]].
* [[Fob James]] earned a degree in civil engineering at [[Auburn University]].
* [[Sam Pointer Jr]] completed a juris doctorate at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]]
* [[Sam Pointer Jr]] completed a juris doctorate at the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
* [[Richard Shelby]] graduated from the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Gene Stallings]] graduated from Texas A&M University.


===Marriages==
===Marriages==
* [[September 21]]: Attorney [[Orzell Billingsley]] married [[Geselda Billingsley|Geselda Hill]].
* [[September 21]]: Attorney [[Orzell Billingsley]] married [[Geselda Billingsley|Geselda Hill]].
* [[G. B. Burt]] married.


==Retirements==
==Retirements==
* Journalist [[Joe David Brown]] left ''TIME'' magazine.
* [[Blanche Dean]] retired from teaching.
* [[Blanche Dean]] retired from teaching.
* [[Troy Ingram]] resigned from the position of Exalted Cyclops of the [[Alabama Knights, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan]].
* [[Clarence Mullins]] retired from the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama|U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
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* [[July 25]]: [[Frank Welch]], baseball player
* [[July 25]]: [[Frank Welch]], baseball player
* [[September 24]]: [[Carrie Hill]], artist
* [[September 24]]: [[Carrie Hill]], artist
* November: [[Hubert Harper]], cartoonist
* [[John C. Forney]], attorney and [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Alderman]]


==Works==
==Works==
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===Buildings===
===Buildings===
* [[Banks High School]]
* [[Banks High School]]
* [[Birmingham Zoo]] [[Bear Moat]]
* [[Bush K-8 School]] addition
* [[Bush K-8 School]] addition
* [[Federal Reserve building]] expansion
* [[Federal Reserve building]] expansion
* [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] lobby and meeting rooms
* [[Boutwell Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]] lobby and meeting rooms
* [[Shoppes of Crestwood|Crestwood Shopping Center]]
* [[Erwin Middle School]]
* [[First Christian Church] on [[21st Street North]]
* [[Hill Elementary School]] addition
* [[Hill Elementary School]] addition
* [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]] in [[Bush Hills]]
* [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]] in [[Bush Hills]]
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* [[Fred Shuttlesworth residence|Bethel Baptist Church parsonage]], [[Collegeville]]
* [[Fred Shuttlesworth residence|Bethel Baptist Church parsonage]], [[Collegeville]]
* [[Lawrence Reynolds Library]] (groundbreaking)
* [[Lawrence Reynolds Library]] (groundbreaking)
* [[Roebuck Marketplace]]
* [[Lewis Smith Dam]] (groundbreaking)
* [[Lewis Smith Dam]] (groundbreaking)
* [[The Club]] men's club room and ladies' card room
* [[The Club]] men's club room and ladies' card room
* [[Tuggle Elementary School]] addition
* [[Tuggle Elementary School]] addition
* [[Ullman High School]] classroom annex
* [[Ullman High School]] classroom annex
* [[Wilkerson Middle School]]
* The [[A. E. Burgess Co.]] started the state's first interstate highway construction project.
* The [[A. E. Burgess Co.]] started the state's first interstate highway construction project.


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* [[Sun Ra]]'s first album, "[[Super-Sonic Jazz]]" was released on Saturn Records.
* [[Sun Ra]]'s first album, "[[Super-Sonic Jazz]]" was released on Saturn Records.
* [[Tommy Charles]]' single, "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade is Over"/"Love, You're a Stranger" was released on Decca Records.
* [[Tommy Charles]]' single, "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade is Over"/"Love, You're a Stranger" was released on Decca Records.
* [[Haywood Henry]]'s record "[[I Love You Truly]]" was released on Davis Records
* [[Urbie Green]]'s album, "[[Let's Face the Music and Dance]]" was released on RCA Victor.
* [[Urbie Green]]'s album, "[[Let's Face the Music and Dance]]" was released on RCA Victor.
* [[Odetta]]'s album, "[[At the Gate of Horn]]" was released on Tradition Records.


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 17:14, 28 April 2017

1957 was the 86th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Civil Rights movement

Business

Education

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

=Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Works

Books

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Music

Context

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