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SELMA, ALABAMA, USA - 01NOV08 - Rev. Frederick Reese walks the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL, November 1, 2008. On March 7, 1965, Reese was among the leaders of a planned voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL. The 'Bloody Sunday' march was the catalyst which spurred passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Photo by Mary Knox Merrill/The Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images)
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Frederick D. Reese

Frederick D. Reese is a civil rights activist who advocated African-American voters' rights in Selma, Alabama, and marched with Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Civil Rights Activist
    (1929–)
Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth attending meeting to plan demonstration against segregated transportation. (Photo by Robert W. Kelley//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
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Fred Shuttlesworth

Fred Shuttlesworth was a Baptist Minister who was one of the top leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, working with Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC.

  • Minister, Civil Rights Activist
    (1922–2011)
Lucy Autherine, with her host, Amsterdam news publisher, Dr. C. Bethany Powell (L), during questioning with reporters. (Photo by Lisa Larsen//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
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Autherine Lucy

Autherine Lucy is an educator who became the first African-American student to desegregate the University of Alabama, facing group threats.

  • Civil Rights Activist, Educator
    (1929–)