Fred Shuttlesworth
Fred Shuttlesworth (born March 18, 1922 in Mount Meigs , Montgomery County , Alabama , as Freddie Lee Robinson ; † October 5, 2011 Birmingham (Alabama) ) was a Baptist cleric and civil rights activist who campaigned against all forms of the in Birmingham, Alabama Racism started.
Life
Fred Shuttlesworth, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church since 1953, was one of the founders of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King in 1957 and has played a leading role in the Freedom Rides since 1961 . Even after he became a pastor in Cincinnati , Ohio in 1961 , he stayed in the Birmingham campaign and in many other civil rights activities, e.g. B. Involved in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches . Later, he was particularly committed to overcoming homelessness. After his retirement he returned to Birmingham in 2007.
Shuttlesworth was portrayed in the King miniseries . In addition, Birmingham Airport was named after him in 2008 . In 2001 he was honored with the Presidential Citizens Medal , the second highest civil honor in the USA.
literature
- Andrew M. Manis: A Fire You Can't Put Out: The Civil Rights Life of Birmingham's Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth . Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1999. ISBN 0-8173-0968-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary - Civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth dies at 89, by Michael Martinez, CNN, Oct. 5, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shuttlesworth, Fred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robinson, Freddie Lee (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American civil rights activist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mount Meigs , Montgomery County, Alabama |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 2011 |
| Place of death | Birmingham, Alabama |