- Collection:
- Anne Braden Oral History Project
- Title:
- Interview with Fred Shuttlesworth, December 6, 1997
- Creator:
- Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011
- Contributor to Resource:
- Fosl, Catherine
- Date of Original:
- 1997-12-06
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Interviews
Civil rights movements--United States
African Americans--Civil rights
Freedom Rides, 1961
Christians--Political activity
Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
Segregation
Southern Conference Educational Fund
Southern Organizing Committee for Economic and Social Justice
African Americans--Violence against--Southern States
Race relations
Southern States--Race relations
Segregation--Alabama--Birmingham
Courage
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism--United States
Cold War--Influence
Harassment--Southern States
Faith
Reporters and reporting--Southern States
Trust--Southern States
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Urban League
Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Congresses and conventions--Kentucky--Louisville
Traffic accidents--Kentucky--Louisville
Marriage
Humility
Discrimination in housing--Kentucky--Louisville
Civil rights demonstrations--Kentucky--Louisville
Black power--United States
Boards of directors--Southern States
Montgomery Improvement Association
Widowhood--Kentucky--Louisville
Grief--Kentucky--Louisville
Youth--Political activity--Southern States
Civil rights demonstrations--North Carolina--Greensboro
Arrest--Alabama--Montgomery
Civil rights demonstrations--Alabama--Montgomery
Imprisonment--Alabama
Clemency--Kentucky - People:
- Braden, Anne, 1924-2006
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011--Interviews
Dombrowski, James A. (James Anderson), 1897-1983
Williams, Aubrey Willis, 1890-1965
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
Current, Gloster B. (Gloster Bryant), 1913-1997
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Lowery, Joseph E.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Stembridge, Jane
Curry, Constance, 1933-
Farmer, James L., Jr. (James Leonard), 1920-1999
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Connor, Eugene, 1897-1973 - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Jefferson County, Birmingham, 33.52066, -86.80249
United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, 32.22026, -86.20761
United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, 32.36681, -86.29997
United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, 38.25424, -85.75941
United States, North Carolina, Guilford County, Greensboro, 36.07264, -79.79198 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
sound recordings
transcripts - Type:
- Sound
Text - Description:
- Interview with Fred Shuttlesworth, December 6, 1997 conducted by Catherine Fosl.
Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth is an African American Baptist minister who was a leader of the civil rights movement and worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this interview, Shuttlesworth describes his work in the movement, particularly in Birmingham, Alabama. He talks about some protests and demonstrations in which he participated, including the Freedom Rides of 1961. Shuttlesworth describes the violence and intimidation that he and his fellow activists faced from the Ku Klux Klan and others. He talks about his friendship with Anne and Carl Braden and their collaboration on civil rights activism. Shuttlesworth describes their role in the civil rights movement and assesses their contributions to the causes of freedom and equality. He also mentions other notable civil rights activists with whom he worked. - Metadata URL:
- https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7jm61bkr9t
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 interview : [01:34:36]
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Kentucky
- Rights:
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