Showing posts with label Civil Rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Civil Rights. Show all posts

Thursday, October 06, 2011

Praise God for The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth

Praying today for the family and loved ones of a great Civil Right Saint, The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth
"The Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, 89, one of the bravest and most dynamic leaders of the civil rights movement, who survived bombings, beatings and dozens of arrests in his efforts to end segregation in Birmingham, Ala., and throughout the South, died Oct. 5 at a Birmingham hospital."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/fred-l-shuttlesworth-courageous-civil-rights-fighter-dies-at-89/2011/10/05/gIQAO73lOL_story.html?hpid=z6

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

In Remembrance: Dr. Dorothy Height (1912-2010)

Our condolences go out to the family and colleagues of Civil and Women's Rights Leader, Dr. Dorothy Height who passed away this morning, April 20, 2010. Dr. Height was 98.

We're blessed our daughter had an opportunity
to meet her. You can learn more about Dr. Dorothy Height @:
http://www.ncnw.org/about/height.htm

NPR aired a nice remembrance of Dr. Height:
http://n.pr/cGE4gL

Washington Post Article:
Dorothy I. Height, founding matriarch of civil rights movement, dies at 98
http://bit.ly/cL4j7r