Fred Shuttlesworth

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Fred Shuttlesworth was a prominent American civil rights leader and Baptist minister who played a key role in the struggle against segregation, particularly in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Label Occurrences
Fred Shuttlesworth canonical 24
Fred L. Shuttlesworth 1
Frederick Lee Shuttlesworth 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baptist minister
civil rights leader
human
advocatedFor equal education
racial desegregation
voting rights for African Americans
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal
surface form: Congressional Gold Medal (as part of the civil rights movement leadership)

Presidential Citizens Medal
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-03-18
dateOfDeath 2011-10-05
denomination Baptist
describedBySource American civil rights history
educatedAt Alabama State University
surface form: Alabama State College

Cedar Grove Bible College
Selma University
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Shuttlesworth
founded Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
fullName Fred Shuttlesworth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Frederick Lee Shuttlesworth
givenName Frederick
hasCauseOfDeath heart failure
knownFor challenging segregation in public facilities and schools
leading desegregation efforts in Birmingham, Alabama
surviving multiple racially motivated attacks
memberOf Southern Christian Leadership Conference
movement American civil rights movement
notableWork Birmingham campaign
Freedom Rides support and organization
occupation civil rights activist
clergyman
pastor
participatedIn Birmingham campaign
surface form: Birmingham campaign of 1963

Freedom Rides
Montgomery bus boycott support activities
placeOfBirth Mount Meigs, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Birmingham, Alabama, United States
placeOfResidence Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
positionHeld co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
president of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
religion Baptists
surface form: Baptist Christianity
sexOrGender male
spouse Shuttlesworth
surface form: Ruby Keeler Shuttlesworth

Shuttlesworth
surface form: Sevaughn Banks Shuttlesworth
workedAt Bethel Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama

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16th Street Baptist Church associatedWith Fred Shuttlesworth
Birmingham campaign keyLeader Fred Shuttlesworth
SCLC keyPerson Fred Shuttlesworth
Project C (Confrontation) keyPerson Fred Shuttlesworth
Children's Crusade organizedBy Fred Shuttlesworth
subject surface form: Children's Crusade (1963)
this entity surface form: Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Fred Shuttlesworth fullName Fred Shuttlesworth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Frederick Lee Shuttlesworth
Kelly Ingram Park associatedWith Fred Shuttlesworth
ACMHR foundedBy Fred Shuttlesworth
ACMHR leader Fred Shuttlesworth
ACMHR keyPerson Fred Shuttlesworth
Children's March organizedBy Fred Shuttlesworth
A.G. Gaston Motel notableGuest Fred Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth hasNotableBearer Fred Shuttlesworth
Mount Meigs, Alabama, United States hasNotablePersonBornHere Fred Shuttlesworth
subject surface form: Mount Meigs, Alabama
Cedar Grove Bible College notableAlumnus Fred Shuttlesworth
BHM namedAfter Fred Shuttlesworth
KBHM namedAfter Fred Shuttlesworth
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, United States hasBurial Fred Shuttlesworth
subject surface form: Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
Shuttlesworth v. Birmingham hasPetitioner Fred Shuttlesworth
this entity surface form: Fred L. Shuttlesworth