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From Birmingham to Selma to Montgomery, eight historic landmarks trace the courage, sacrifice, and strategy that drove one of ...

The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was bombed, beaten and repeatedly arrested in the fight for civil rights and hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and tenacity, has died. He ...

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth’s survival was a miracle. The Birmingham pastor was an early supporter of the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- and wanted to push similar integration efforts in central Alabama. On ...

Civil rights leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth has died, according to reports. He was 89. In the 1950s, his activism resulted in beatings and... Civil rights leaders Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., left, ...

At one end of the fire hose were officers deployed by Bull Connor, the notoriously racist police commissioner who was fond of telling his men to use sticks, dogs and whatever else was necessary to ...

Franai White began volunteering with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham in 2018, mentoring a 12-year-old, Alyssa Moko. “She reminded me so much of myself at 12,” White said. “She was ...

AP Photo/The Birmingham News, Tamika Moore-Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth’s children, widow, and others sing during his memorial service Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, in Birmingham, Ala., at Bethel Baptist Church ...

Earlier this year, on October 5th, an influential and visionary leader died. His life forever changed the American experience, and his legacy will be felt for generations to come. An ability to see a ...

Shuttlesworth led the battle against segregation in Birmingham, Ala. — a battle that focused the national spotlight on the violent resistance to... Civil rights activist Fred Shuttlesworth, hailed by ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who was bombed, beaten and repeatedly arrested in the fight for civil rights and hailed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. for his courage and ...