Fred Shuttlesworth was the co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization that launched and housed, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He was also key in the Freedom Rides which invigorated the Civil Rights movement and laid the groundwork for the type of multi-racial, multi-generational direct confrontation that would be the most successful tactic for the movement.
It was a reflection of his combative nature, he famously promised to "kill segregation or be killed by it." He also wanted Dr. King to take on even more direct action he warned Dr. King that his flowery language meant nothing without actions to back it up.
His focus on ministering Jesus message of redemption by working to bring people out of the captivity of poverty and bondage of racism to freedom inspires us today.
Rest in Peace Fred Shuttleswoth your work is surely done and time for the eternal peace so definitely deserved. Our successes in the fight for ultimate liberation are your legacy we should never forget.
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