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Shirley Sherrod | |
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 Sherrod in 2016 | |
| Born | Shirley Miller November 20, 1947 |
| Education | Fort Valley State University Albany State University Antioch University (M.A.), community development, 1989[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Director for the Southwest Georgia Project and Vice President of Development for New Communities at Cypress Pond |
| Known for | Civil Rights Activist |
| Spouse | Charles Sherrod |
| Parent(s) | Grace and Hosie Miller |
Shirley Sherrod (born November 20, 1947[2]) is the Executive Director for the Southwest Georgia Project and Vice President of Development for New Communities at Cypress pond.[3] Sherrod is a civil rights activist who has devoted most of her life advocating for farmers and rural residents. Sherrod has been the recipient of various praises such as; The Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Sojourner-Douglas College, being inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame, and awarded the James Beard Leadership Award.[4]
- ^ "Welcome Aboard: Shirley Sherrod steps up as Georgia's new RDA director" (PDF). WATERstewards. Georgia Rural Water Association. Winter–Spring 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "Shirley Sherrod – NCOE". Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Shirley Sherrod - Activist - Interviewees - Life Stories". www.lifestories.org. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "2018 Leadership Award Winner Shirley Sherrod | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2024-04-03.