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Freddie Lee Shuttlesworth (born Freddie Lee Robinson, March 18, 1922 – October 5, 2011) was an American civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other forms of racism as a minister in Birmingham, Alabama.
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- Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama
3 de mai. de 2024 · Fred Shuttlesworth (born March 18, 1922, Mount Meigs, Alabama, U.S.—died October 5, 2011, Birmingham, Alabama) American minister and civil rights activist who established, with Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and who worked to end segregation in the South.
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3 de abr. de 2014 · Fred Shuttlesworth was a Baptist minister and one of the top leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, working with Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC. He organized direct-action protests in Birmingham, faced multiple attacks and arrests, and received the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001.
25 de mar. de 2006 · Learn about the life and legacy of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, one of the most relentless figures of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a pastor, activist, and leader who tested segregation laws in Birmingham, Alabama, and founded the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. He also worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., CORE, and SCLC to secure Birmingham's public accommodations and desegregation of its schools.
5 de out. de 2011 · Learn about the life and achievements of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, a major leader in the civil rights movement who fought for racial justice and equality in Alabama. He organized boycotts, lawsuits, and marches, and received the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001.
7 de nov. de 2023 · Fred Lee Shuttlesworth was a Baptist pastor and civil rights leader who founded the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) in 1956 to protest segregation in Birmingham. He was one of the pioneering figures in the civil rights era and the central leader of the movement in Birmingham. He survived a bombing of his home in 1956 and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders to integrate Birmingham and the South.
6 de out. de 2011 · By Jon Nordheimer. Oct. 5, 2011. The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, a storied civil rights leader who survived beatings and bombings in Alabama a half-century ago as he fought against racial...
