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The Annual Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award
Established by the BCRI Board of Directors in 2001, the Annual Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award serves as a tribute to the leadership and courage of the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth throughout the course of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. This annual award is an opportunity for the Institute to recognize individuals for their service to civil and human rights causes around the world. It is the highest honor bestowed on an individual by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Recipients of the Shuttlesworth awards must embody the principles which guided the American Civil Rights Movement and which have characterized the life of Fred L. Shuttlesworth: - A philosophy of non-violence and reconciliation;
- Courage, both moral and physical, in the face of great odds;
- Humility;
- Leadership by example; and
- An established commitment to human-rights activities.
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth was the inaugural recipient of the award. Actor and humanitarian Danny Glover received the award in 2003; Dr. John Hope Franklin in 2004; Congressman John Lewis in 2005; Dr. Dorothy Cotton in 2006; and Attorney Fred Gray in 2007.
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Mark Your Calendar
Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Awards Dinner November 14, 2008
For tickets or to become a sponsor, call Rhonda Ball at (205) 328-9696, x236 or click here to email her.
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