Hall of Fame Inductee
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Alabama State University
About
Fred Shuttlesworth, an Alabama State alumnus, led the Birmingham civil-rights movement through the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights. Bombs and beatings did not stop the campaigns that helped produce the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Accomplishments
- Founder of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights.
- A principal organizer of the 1963 Birmingham campaign.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2004.
Year of award
2004
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Lifetime Achievement.