The Barber of Birmingham

Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement

In Academy Award nominated THE BARBER OF BIRMINGHAM, 85 year-old barber and life-long civil rights activist James Armstrong looks back on the early days of the civil rights movement and links those struggles with a previously unimaginable dream -- the election of the first African-American president.

Armstrong was the proud proprietor of Armstrong's Barbershop, a cultural and political hub in Birmingham, Alabama, for more than 50 years. In his small establishment, every inch of wall space was covered with inspirational newspaper clippings and photographs of his heroes, including Martin Luther King, Jr., who had his hair cut by Armstrong. THE BARBER OF BIRMINGHAM tells the larger history and impact of the civil and voting rights movement through James Armstrong's personal journey, supplemented by commentary from other civil rights veterans and vividly illustrated with archival footage of key events in the movement.

Nominated for Academy Award for best Documentary - Short Subject