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In Memoriam: Fred Shuttlesworth, Civil Rights Pioneer

The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, a pioneer of the civil rights movement, died Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala. Shuttlesworth led Birmingham’s battle against segregation — a battle that focused the national spotlight on the violent resistance to equal rights in the South and forced change. He was 89.

Worth listening to:  please click the above-linked NPR clip discussing the life and influence of Rev. Shuttlesworth.  It is POWERFUL stuff.  The courage and conviction of this man is nothing short of amazing and inspiring.