Civil Rights Hero Fred Shuttlesworth Dead at 89

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, one of the most dynamic leaders of the civil rights movement, died yesterday at the age of 89, reports the Washington Post . Shuttlesworth survived bombing attempts, beatings, and dozens of arrests in his attempts to end segregation in the South, and was key in making nonviolence a…

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Civil Rights Hero Fred Shuttlesworth Dead at 89

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