The minister - social activist died Oct. 5, 2011 (obituary to follow):
FROM NPR "All Things Considered" remarks/posting --
Shuttlesworth's tactics were controversial. He often pressed King for stronger action at SCLC meetings. He did not have the full support of Birmingham's black community, and some thought King's presence was a setback for race relations.
During the height of the struggle, Shuttlesworth took a new pastorate in Cincinnati and moved his family there. For years, he traveled back to Birmingham to lead demonstrations. And he pressed for racial justice in Cincinnati well into the 1970s.
Shuttlesworth returned to Birmingham in 2008 after suffering a stroke, and was being cared for in a nursing home.
One of his last public appearances was at a celebration of President Obama's inauguration, called "Where History Meets Hope."
"We get to live free here today because of the work of this man. We celebrate the election of our president because of the work of this man. Give this man the honor he deserves," said Angela Hall of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
Shuttlesworth came out in a wheelchair, a small American flag tucked into his breast pocket, too frail to speak.
The city of Birmingham plans to include his burial site on its Civil Rights Trail.
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/05/141083711/rev-fred-shuttlesworth-civil-rights-pioneer-dies
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