Fred Shuttlesworth

Civil rights activist (1922-2011)
Person Human Q1452514

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
March 18, 1922
Date of death
October 5, 2011
Place of birth
Mount Meigs
Place of death
Birmingham
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Religion or worldview
Baptists[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Birth name
Freddie Lee Robinson[21]
Given name
Fred[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[22]
Place of burial
Oak Hill Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Frederick Lee Shuttlesworth en Fred Shuttlesworth ar فريد شاتلزوورث de Shuttlesworth he פרד שאטלוורת' ja フレッド・シャトルスワース zh 弗雷德·舒特尔斯沃 zh 福瑞德·舒特尔斯沃 zh-hans 福瑞德·舒特尔斯沃 zh-hant 弗雷德·舒特爾斯沃 zh-hant 福瑞德·舒特爾斯沃
🔖 Identifiers · 32
VIAF cluster ID
226090893
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90604924
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fred Shuttlesworth.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1501412
BIBSYS ID
15018088
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16521268p
C-SPAN person numeric ID
1004399
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
fredshuttlesworth
Carnegie Hall agent ID
32576
Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
1094
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Encyclopedia of Alabama ID
h-1093
Encyclopedia of Alabama ID (new schema)
fred-lee-shuttlesworth
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Fred-Shuttlesworth
FAST ID
1774750
Film.ru person ID
fred-lee-shuttlesworth
Find a Grave memorial ID
77674060
Freebase ID
/m/04zp6d
IMDb ID
nm0796030
J9U entity ID
987007353114305171
Kinobox person ID
907188
National Library of Israel ID (old)
004462152
National Park Service people ID
fred-shuttlesworth
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100504718
Quora topic ID
Fred-Shuttlesworth
SNAC ARK ID
w6gt5x49
TMDB person ID
1654295
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10571608
WikiTree person ID
Robinson-43242
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJth6Q7K9hJ7mKj6cvTT73

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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Religion or worldview 1
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Summary

Fred Shuttlesworth's place of birth was Mount Meigs[1]. He was born on March 18, 1922[2]. He passed away in Birmingham[3]. He died on October 5, 2011[4]. He worked as a human rights defender[5] and religious leader[6].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Presidential Citizens Medal[11], an award[24], in United States[25], founded in 1969[26] and International Freedom Conductor Award[12], an award[27].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Fred Shuttlesworth include Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport[28], a Wikimedia duplicated page[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport[28], a Wikimedia duplicated page[29], in United States[30].

FAQs

Where was Fred Shuttlesworth born?

Fred Shuttlesworth's place of birth was Mount Meigs[1].

Where did Fred Shuttlesworth die?

Fred Shuttlesworth passed away in Birmingham[3].

What did Fred Shuttlesworth do for work?

Fred Shuttlesworth worked as human rights defender[5] and religious leader[6].

Where did Fred Shuttlesworth go to school?

Fred Shuttlesworth was educated at Selma University[10].

What awards did Fred Shuttlesworth receive?

Honors received include Presidential Citizens Medal[11] and International Freedom Conductor Award[12].

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  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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