The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth

3/25/2006

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2006.053

Civil rights activist, pastor, and foundation executive Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth (1922 - 2011 ) established the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) in 1956, and joined Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph David Abernathy, and Bayard Rustin to form the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1956. In 1966, Shuttlesworth became the pastor of the Greater New Light Baptist Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, and served as founding director of the Shuttlesworth Housing Foundation. Shuttlesworth was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 3/25/2006, in Cincinnati, Ohio. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 59m 05s

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Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011

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Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth (1922- ), Baptist minister and civil rights activist, resided in Birmingham, Alabama. From the description of Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth papers, 1953-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476539 ...