Richard Arrington Jr. To Receive Fred Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award

Alabama News Center | August 31, 2017 @ 3:30 am

By Barnett Wright

Birmingham’s first African-American mayor, Richard Arrington Jr., is among three recipients of the 2017 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI).

The Shuttlesworth Award is the institute’s highest honor to outstanding individuals for their significant contributions to civil and human rights.

This year’s other honorees on the 25th anniversary of the institute are artist and activist Harry Belafonte and activist Viola Liuzzo, who is being honored posthumously.The awards will be presented at BCRI’s gala on Saturday, Nov. 18.

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