A fire you can't put out : the civil rights life of Birmingham's Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth / Andrew M. Manis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manis, Andrew Michael.

Series:

Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

Religion and American culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil rights movements--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century.

Civil rights movements.

African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Birmingham--History--20th century.

African Americans.

Civil rights workers--Alabama--Birmingham--Biography.

Civil rights workers.

Birmingham (Ala.)--Race relations.

Birmingham (Ala.).

Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011.

Shuttlesworth, Fred L.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (578 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first biography of Fred Shuttlesworth-winner of both the 2000 Lillian Smith Award and the 2001 James F. Sulzby Jr. Award-details the fascinating life of the controversial preacher who led integration efforts in Birmingham with the courage and fervor of a religious crusader. When Fred Shuttlesworth suffered only a bump on the head in the 1956 bombing of his home, members of his church called it a miracle. Shuttlesworth took it as a sign that God would protect him on the mission that had made him a target that night. Standing in front of his demolished home, Shu

Contents:

Preface

Abbreviations

Chronology

Introduction

Alberta

Ready

Bethel

Agitation

"Bull"fighting

Stalemate

Jailbirds

Confrontations

Cataclysm

"Actionist"

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-523) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-1345-1

0-585-35440-5

OCLC:

648711533