BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —

Bishop Calvin Woods, a preacher and activist who was a steadfast voice for justice in Birmingham's civil rights movement, has died at the age of 91. For over six decades, Woods was a fixture on the front lines of Birmingham's civil rights struggle, marching alongside leaders like Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and risking his life to secure voting rights and equal treatment.

"People were brutalized and beaten. I've seen it, but just trying to register to vote...were killed," Woods said, reflecting on the harsh realities faced by those fighting for civil rights.

Born in 1933, Woods grew up in a segregated South where voting rights were restricted by poll taxes, literacy tests, and intimidation. He became a tireless voter registrar, quietly

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