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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth

For Students 9th - 10th
This oral history transcript from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute documents the tumultuous life and leadership of the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, who survived a bomb attack that destroyed his home.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights Scrapbook

For Students 9th - 10th
These materials document the goals and activities of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights; from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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Article
Other

The Civil Rights Life of Birmingham's Fred Shuttlesworth

For Students 9th - 10th
This book review of a biography on Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth provides good information on the impact of this largely overlooked civil rights leader.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Freedom Riders: Fred Shuttlesworth

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical snapshot of civil rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth.
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Handout
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: Fred Lee Shuttlesworth

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated encyclopedia entry for Alabama-born Fred Shuttlesworth, who, as an ally of Martin Luther King, Jr., worked tirelessly against racial inequality and for civil rights in the second half of the twentieth century.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Fred Shuttlesworth

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Fred Shuttlesworth, an American minister and civil rights activist who established, with Martin Luther King, Jr., and others, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and who...