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Fred Lee Shuttlesworth(1922-2011)

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Fred Lee Shuttlesworth was born on 18 March 1922 in Mount Meigs, Alabama, USA. He was married to Sephira Bailey and Ruby Keeler. He died on 5 October 2011 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
BornMarch 18, 1922
DiedOctober 5, 2011(89)
BornMarch 18, 1922
DiedOctober 5, 2011(89)
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Known for

I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
8.0
  • Self
  • 1982
4 Little Girls (1997)
4 Little Girls
7.8
  • Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
  • 1997
The March in Washington
Short
  • Self
  • 1963
Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (1987)
Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest
9.1
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Thanks



  • 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003)
    20th Annual Trumpet Awards
    TV Special
    • in memory of (as Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth)
    • 2012

Self



  • We Shall Not Be Moved
    TV Movie
    • Self (as Rev. Fred Lee Shuttleworth)
    • 2001
  • 4 Little Girls (1997)
    4 Little Girls
    7.8
    • Self - Pres. of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
    • 1997
  • Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (1987)
    Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest
    9.1
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1987
  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1982)
    I Heard It Through the Grapevine
    8.0
    • Self
    • 1982
  • Gil Noble in Like It Is (1968)
    Like It Is
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Self (1985)
    • 1968–2012
  • The March in Washington
    Short
    • Self
    • 1963

Archive Footage



  • Claim the Sky: We Shall Overcome (2024)
    Claim the Sky: We Shall Overcome
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2024
  • Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (2022)
    Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, as Fred Shuttlesworth)
    • 2023
  • Chad Jackson in Uncle Tom (2020)
    Uncle Tom
    8.2
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2020
  • Martin Luther King, Joachim Prinz, and A. Philip Randolph in We Have A Dream (2016)
    We Have A Dream
    Short
    • Self (archive footage, voice)
    • 2016
  • King (2008)
    King
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2008
  • Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (1987)
    Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest
    9.1
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, as Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth)
    • 1987
  • Martin Luther King in King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1969)
    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
    8.2
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Fred Shuttlesworth
  • Born
    • March 18, 1922
    • Mount Meigs, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • October 5, 2011
    • Birmingham, Alabama, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouses
      Sephira Bailey? - October 5, 2011 (his death)
  • Children
      Carolyn
  • Parents
      Alberta Robinson
  • Relatives
      Ernestine Grimes(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 2 Articles

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    Civil rights leader; co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

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