Shirley Sherrod

Shirley Sherrod
Sherrod in 2016
Born
Shirley Miller

November 20, 1947
EducationFort 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 forCivil Rights Activist
SpouseCharles 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]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Shirley Sherrod – NCOE". Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ^ "Shirley Sherrod - Activist - Interviewees - Life Stories". www.lifestories.org. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ^ "2018 Leadership Award Winner Shirley Sherrod | James Beard Foundation". www.jamesbeard.org. Retrieved 2024-04-03.