Rev. Fred Lee Shuttlesworth is one of the most well-known civil rights leaders, often seen besides Martin Luther King Jr. Born in 1922 in Mount Meigs, Alabama, Shuttlesworth graduated form Selma University and became a pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1953.>> Lift every voice and sing with our full special about the unsung heroes of Black history.He created the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in 1956, which coordinated boycotts and sponsored lawsuits to end segregation in the state.In 1963, he helped organize the Freedom Rides and two years later worked to coordinate voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery.King once referred to him as "the most courageous civil rights fighter in the South."During his time as a leader, he faced beatings, a murder attempt, multiple arrests and his house was bombed on Christmas Day."You have to be prepared to die before you can begin to live," is one of his most famous quotes.President Bill Clinton honored him with the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001. He died in 2011 at the age of 89 in Birmingham.The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is named after him to honor his legacy. Throughout Black History Month, 米兰体育 13 is recognizing Alabamians who broke barriers and raised the bar for everyone. Stay with us as we honor and celebrate "Black History Moments."Can't see the interactive infographic? Click here.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Rev. Fred Lee Shuttlesworth is one of the most well-known civil rights leaders, often seen besides Martin Luther King Jr.
Born in 1922 in Mount Meigs, Alabama, Shuttlesworth graduated form Selma University and became a pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham in 1953.
>> Lift every voice and sing with our full special about the unsung heroes of Black history.
He created the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in 1956, which coordinated boycotts and sponsored lawsuits to end segregation in the state.
In 1963, he helped organize the Freedom Rides and two years later worked to coordinate voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery.
King once referred to him as "the most courageous civil rights fighter in the South."
During his time as a leader, he faced beatings, a murder attempt, multiple arrests and his house was bombed on Christmas Day.
Don Cravens
American Civil Rights activist Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth stands outside the wreckage of his house, following an assassination attempt involving sixteen sticks of dynamite, Montgomery, Alabama, December 28, 1956. (Photo by Don Cravens/Getty Images)
"You have to be prepared to die before you can begin to live," is one of his most famous quotes.
Jeff Greenberg
A statue of Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth next to the 16th Street Baptist Church. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
President Bill Clinton honored him with the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2001. He died in 2011 at the age of 89 in Birmingham.
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The Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is named after him to honor his legacy.
Throughout Black History Month, 米兰体育 13 is recognizing Alabamians who broke barriers and raised the bar for everyone. Stay with us as we honor and celebrate "Black History Moments."
Can't see the interactive infographic? Click here.
