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The '''Fred Shuttlesworth statue''' is a sculpture depicting [[Birmingham]] [[Civil Rights Movement|Civil Rights]] leader [[Fred Shuttlesworth]]. The bronze by [[John Rhoden]] was unveiled on [[November 14]], [[1992]] near the entrance to the [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]]. | The '''Fred Shuttlesworth statue''' is a sculpture depicting [[Birmingham]] [[Civil Rights Movement|Civil Rights]] leader [[Fred Shuttlesworth]]. The bronze by [[John Rhoden]] (1918–2001) was unveiled on [[November 14]], [[1992]] near the entrance to the [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]]. | ||
Shuttlesworth is depicted at life size in a striding pose. In accordance with his expressed wishes, he is depicted without a furrowed brow and with his hand open rather than clenched into a fist. The statue sits on a modest plinth with the following inscription: | Shuttlesworth is depicted at life size in a striding pose. In accordance with his expressed wishes, he is depicted without a furrowed brow and with his hand open rather than clenched into a fist. The statue sits on a modest plinth with the following inscription: | ||
Revision as of 10:50, 17 January 2012
The Fred Shuttlesworth statue is a sculpture depicting Birmingham Civil Rights leader Fred Shuttlesworth. The bronze by John Rhoden (1918–2001) was unveiled on November 14, 1992 near the entrance to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Shuttlesworth is depicted at life size in a striding pose. In accordance with his expressed wishes, he is depicted without a furrowed brow and with his hand open rather than clenched into a fist. The statue sits on a modest plinth with the following inscription:
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth
Birmingham's Civil Rights Freedom Fighter
With singular courage he fired the
imagination and raised the hopes of
an oppressed people.
A second granite markergives the formal title of the work as "The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth" and identifies the artist as a "native son of Birmingham."
References
- Spencer, Thomas (January 16, 2012) "Birmingham Unity Breakfast speakers invoke memories of MLK, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth." Birmingham News