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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The man who worked to integrate the Anniston public library and other establishments during the Civil Rights movement has died. The Anniston Star reports the Rev. Nimrod Q. Reynolds died on Sunday at Regional Medical Center. Reynolds worked for decades to ensure equal rights for blacks in the Anniston area.
Fifty years ago, Reynolds attempted to enter Anniston’s public library and become the library’s first black customer. A mob was waiting with chains and knives and beat the civil rights leader, leaving him bedridden for days. The library was integrated the following day.
Reynolds also worked with others to help integrate area schools and businesses during much of the 1960s. Reynolds later led the Community Action Agency to provide community services and combat poverty. He served as pastor of Seventeenth Street Baptist Church for 48 years before retiring in 2009.
Rev. Nimrod Reynolds was 82-years-old. Services will be announced by Anniston Funeral Services.
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