Shirley Sherrod
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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]
Early life
Sherrod (née Miller) was born in 1948 in
That same year, Sherrod was among the first black students to enroll in the previously all-white high school in Baker County.[5] Eleven years later, Grace Miller became the first black woman elected to a county office, one she continued to hold, as of 2010[update].[7]
Sherrod attended
Career timeline
Dates known | Position | Organization | Comment |
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From 1965 | Organizer | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's Southwest Georgia Project | |
1969–1985 | Co-founding member; store manager[citation needed] |
New Communities land trust | Entity went bankrupt, with most its lands sold, in 1985.[9] In 2009, New Communities members were compensated for their losses, by then having joined a class-action suit against the USDA. |
Prior 2009 | Georgia State Lead | Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative[10] |
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1985–2009[11] | Georgia office lead | Federation of Southern Cooperatives | Assisted rural farmers in retaining their land[6][8][10] |
1993–1996 | Fellowship awardee | Kellogg National Fellowship program[10] |
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1999–2000 | Executive Director | Community Alliances of Interdependent Agriculture[11] | |
July 2009–July 2010[11] | Georgia State Director of Rural Development[10] | U.S. Department of Agriculture | On August 24, 2010, Sherrod turned down an advocacy position in Washington, D.C., with the USDA, doing internal, anti-discrimination training and outreach, offering instead to consult with the department.[12] |
Late July 2010 | No longer a federal employee (nor thus constrained by the | ||
Present | Executive Director and Co-founder | Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education[3] | Organized childcare and pre school programs throughout Southwest Georgia and participated in voter registration drives[10] |
Present | Vice President | Development for New Communities | Shirley and Charles Sherrod founded the non-profit in 1969. Shirley currently works as the Vice President preserving farm culture. |
Accomplishment timeline
Date | Accomplishment | Comment |
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1993 | Named a Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fellow.[14] | Awarded for integrity and courage in public service. |
2011 | Inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame.[15] | |
2018 | Awarded the James Beard Leadership Award. | Awarded for her willingness to stay and fight, to find ways to help those with less power.[16] |
New Communities land trust
In 1969, Sherrod and her husband were among the U.S.
Located in
Class action lawsuit
After Sherrod and her husband lost their farm when they were unable to secure
A federal law passed in 2008 — with then-Senator Barack Obama's sponsorship — to allow up to 70,000 more claimants to qualify,[6] which included New Communities, for the communal farm in which Sherrod and her husband had partnered. In 2009, chief arbitrator Michael Lewis ruled that the USDA had discriminated against New Communities by denying a loan to the operation and extending more favorable terms to white farmers.[13] New Communities received a $12.8 million settlement that included $8.2 million in compensation for loss of farm land, $4.2 million for loss of income and $330,000 to Sherrod and her husband[21] for "mental anguish".[18][20]
Sherrod was hired by the USDA in August 2009 as the Georgia director of rural development, the first black person to hold that position.[6][13]
Resignation from Department of Agriculture
On July 19, 2010, Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign from her USDA position
Lawsuit against Breitbart and O'Connor and settlement
In February 2011, Sherrod filed a lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart and co-defendant
The defendants
In October 2015, the parties reached a
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c Cook, Rhonda. "Shirley Sherrod shaped by father's slaying". ajc.com. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Kavanagh, Jim (July 22, 2010). "Sherrod's steadfast motto: 'Let's work together'". CNN. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Sherrod, Shirley (August 17, 2010). "We Can't Yield – Not Now, Not Ever". Huffington Post.
- ^ a b c Thompson, Krissah (July 22, 2010). "Despite adversity, Shirley Sherrod has history of civil service". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Breed, Allen G. (November 25, 2001). "Bias Blamed in demise of dream: Blacks sought to build farm community in Georgia that would be independent of white community". Associated Press. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative. Archived from the originalon April 15, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Gray, Heather (September 24, 2009). "The Federation's Shirley Sherrod Now Heads USDA's Rural Development in Georgia: Sherrod is the first African American to hold this position in Georgia". Federation of Southern Cooperatives.
- ^ Thompson, Krissah (August 25, 2010). "Sherrod turns down offer to make fresh start at USDA". Washington Post.
- ^ a b c d Hennessey, Kathleen (August 4, 2010). "Hard feelings about handling of Shirley Sherrod have deep roots in Georgia". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013.
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- ^ Rosenberg, Charles (2012-02-29), "Sherrod, Shirley Miller", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, retrieved 2024-04-03
- ^ Rosenberg, Charles (2012-02-29), "Sherrod, Shirley Miller", African American Studies Center, Oxford University Press, retrieved 2024-04-03
- ^ a b Bachman, Megan (July 29, 2010). "Antioch alumna draws spotlight". Yellow Springs News.
- ^ a b c d "Shirley Sherrod named Georgia Director of Development". Rural Development Leadership Network. Archived from the original on August 5, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ISBN 0300069618. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ a b Bluestein, Greg (July 22, 2010). "Father's death turning point for fired AG official". Associated Press.
- ^ Pickert, Kate (July 23, 2010). "When Shirley Sherrod Was First Wronged by the USDA". Time magazine. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010.
- ^ Montopoli, Brian (July 21, 2010). "Vilsack: I Will Have to Live With Shirley Sherrod Mistake". CBS News.
- ^ Tumulty, Karen; O'Keefe, Ed (July 22, 2010). "Fired USDA official receives apologies from White House, Vilsack". Washington Post. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
- ^ the CNN Wire Staff (July 23, 2010). "Sherrod: Andrew Breitbart is 'a liar'". CNN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Mark Memmott, Shirley Sherrod Sues Andrew Breitbart; He Says 'Bring It On', NPR (February 14, 2011).
- ^ a b c d Zoe Tillman, Former USDA Official Settles Defamation Suit Against Breitbart Estate, National Law Journal (October 1, 2015).
- ^ Eric David, D.C. Circuit Considers Anti-SLAPP Case, Digital Media and Data Privacy Law Blog (March 21, 2013).
- ^ Josh Gerstein, Judge rips feds in Sherrod-Breitbart lawsuit, Politico (February 20, 2014).
- ^ Josh Gerstein, Court nixes Vilsack subpoena in Sherrod v. Breitbart suit, Politico (July 24, 2014).