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Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth

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Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth did more than anyone to bring about positive change in Birmingham. In his struggle for equal rights, he survived a series of assaults, including the bombing of his home and a brutal armed beating by the Ku Klux Klan. In spite of it all, he was instrumental in victory after victory for civil rights in Birmingham and America.
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