By Maggie Martin
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Birmingham, AL – A series of memorials will be held in Birmingham this weekend for Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth. A civil rights leader, he worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and survived numerous beatings and bombings. The Reverend passed away on October 5th. He was 89-years-old. Alabama Public Radio's Maggie Martin spoke with Bishop Calvin Woods. He's pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham and says he had a close relationship with the civil rights leader.