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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frederick Lee Shuttlesworth | 1 |
| Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baptist minister
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civil rights leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
equal education
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racial desegregation ⓘ voting rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Congressional Gold Medal
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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
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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
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surface form:
Frederick Lee Shuttlesworth
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| givenName | Frederick ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging segregation in public facilities and schools
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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
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clergyman ⓘ pastor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Birmingham campaign
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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
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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president of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights ⓘ |
| religion |
Baptists
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surface form:
Baptist Christianity
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Shuttlesworth
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surface form:
Ruby Keeler Shuttlesworth
Shuttlesworth ⓘ
surface form:
Sevaughn Banks Shuttlesworth
|
| workedAt | Bethel Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Frederick Lee Shuttlesworth
subject surface form:
Children's Crusade (1963)
this entity surface form:
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth