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==Honorees== | ==Honorees== | ||
* 2009: [[James Lowery]] | |||
* 2008: [[Joseph Ellwanger]] | |||
* 2007: Fred Gray | |||
* 2006: [[Dorothy Cotton]] | * 2006: [[Dorothy Cotton]] | ||
* 2005: John Lewis | * 2005: John Lewis | ||
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* 2003: Danny Gover | * 2003: Danny Gover | ||
* 2002: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] | * 2002: [[Fred Shuttlesworth]] | ||
==External link== | |||
* [http://www.bcri.org/events_activities/annual_events/shuttlesworth_awards.html Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award] at bcri.org | |||
[[Category:Awards]] | [[Category:Awards]] | ||
[[Category:Civil rights activists]] | [[Category:Civil rights activists]] | ||
[[Category:November events]] | [[Category:November events]] | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 8 August 2009
The Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award is an annual award bestowed by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. It is named for Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth who led the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s.
The award, which was established for the BCRI's 10th anniversary in 2002, is presented at the institute's annual anniversary dinner, held at the Sheraton Birmingham ballroom.
Honorees
- 2009: James Lowery
- 2008: Joseph Ellwanger
- 2007: Fred Gray
- 2006: Dorothy Cotton
- 2005: John Lewis
- 2004: John Hope Franklin
- 2003: Danny Gover
- 2002: Fred Shuttlesworth
External link
- Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award at bcri.org