Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Freddie Lee Shuttlesworth born Freddie Lee Robinson March 18 1922 October 5 2011 was an American civil rights activist who led the fight against segregation and other forms of racism as a minister in Birmingham Alabama He was a cofounder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference initiated and was instrumental in the 1963 Birmingham Campaign and continued to work against racism and for alleviation of the problems of the homeless in Cincinnati Ohio where he took up a pastorate in 1961 He returned to Birmingham after his retirement in 2007 He worked with Martin Luther King Jr during the civil rights movement though the two men often disagreed on tactics and approaches The BirminghamShuttlesworth International Airport was named in his honor in 2008 The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Fred L Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award is bestowed annually in his name