Civil rights leader; co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
Took the last name of his step-father, William Shuttlesworth.
Children from first marriage: Patricia Shuttlesworth, Ruby, Carolyn, Fred Shuttlesworth, Jr.
Son of Alberta Robinson.
Survived by his four daughters, one son, step-daughter, Audrey Wilson, five sisters, Betty Williams, Ernestine Grimes, Truzella Brazil, Iwider Reid, and Eula Mitchell, fourteen grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild.