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Revision as of 20:03, 30 December 2011
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
- 2011: Charlayne Hunter-Gault
- 2010: James Clyburn
- 2009: Joseph Lowery
- 2008: Joseph Ellwanger
- 2007: Fred Gray
- 2006: Dorothy Cotton
- 2005: John Lewis
- 2004: John Hope Franklin
- 2003: Danny Glover
- 2002: Fred Shuttlesworth
External link
- Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award at bcri.org