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The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth is an iconic name in Cincinnati's history. However, many people still overlook his significant role in the civil rights movement nationwide. His name is left out of ...
Shuttlesworth was born March 18, 1922, near Montgomery and grew up in Birmingham. As a child, he knew he would either be a minister or a doctor and by 1943, he decided to enter the ministry.
Family and friends gathered Saturday to remember the life of Bishop Calvin Woods who was a steadfast voice for justice in ...
Birmingham civil rights leader Bishop Calvin Woods Sr., the longtime pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Norwood who marched ...
A 13-foot gator is a big one, but it doesn’t spook the state record. Some of you will remember the Mandy Stokes gator in 2014 ...
Shuttlesworth, who was pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Collegeville from 1956-61, died in 2011. “She still remains close with the Shuttlesworth family,” Franai White said of her mother.
Horace Huntley talked about the life and legacy of the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, who led many of the 1963 civil rights protests and boycotts in Birmingham. He died on October 5, 2011. Mr.
Reverend Shuttlesworth fought against segregation and other forms of racism alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s. He led a march to Cincinnati City Hall in the fall of 1963.
Civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth, once described by Martin Luther King Jr. as "the most courageous civil rights fighter in the South," was laid to rest on Monday in Birmingham as three days ...
The annual "Fred Shuttlesworth SCLC Chapter Peace Bowl Classic" was held at Walnut Hills High School. Organizers said it gives kids a sense of community, and camaraderie, while learning to ...
Not that day. But every day since. After the service, Thomas joined the Civil Rights movement in the South that was gaining momentum under the leadership of the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and others.