Fred Shuttlesworth
Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth (March 18, 1922 – October 5, 2011), born Freddie Lee Robinson, was a U.S. civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other forms of racism as a minister in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, was instrumental in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign, and continued to work against racism and for alleviation of the problems of the homeless in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he took up a pastorate in 1961. He returned to Birmingham after his retirement in 2007. He helped Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, and was given an acceptance award to visit Dr. King anytime during the movement.
The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport was named in his honor in 2008.
Read more about Fred Shuttlesworth: Early Life, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Murder Attempts, The Freedom Rides, Project C, 1966-2006: After The Voting Rights Act, Family, After Retirement
Famous quotes containing the word fred:
“Another one o’ them new worlds. No beer, no women, no pool parlors, nothing. Nothing to do but throw rocks at tin cans. And we gotta bring our own tin cans.”
—Cyril Hume, and Fred McLeod Wilcox. Cook (Earl Holliman)