Arthur Davis Shores (September 25, 1904 – December 16, 1996) was an American civil rights attorney who was considered Alabama's "drum major for justice".

[2] Shores passed the Alabama State Bar exam in 1937 and immediately began using his legal skills to support civil rights issues.

In 1938, Shores successfully sued on behalf of seven school teachers who were denied the right to vote by the Alabama Board of Registrars.

In 1955, Shores successfully argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in Lucy v. Adams to prevent the University of Alabama from denying admission solely based on race or color.

George Wallace as a pretext to close the schools in defiance of the federal court desegregation order and to deploy state troopers in the city.