Minister Charles Melvin Sherrod was a Civil Rights activist. In an effort to aide the Civil Rights Movement, Charles Sherrod helped found the Albany Movement while living in Albany, Georgia. He served as a field secretary for Southwest Georgia for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also participated in the Selma Voting Rights Movement and in many other campaigns of the Civil Rights movement. Sherrod's activism continued throughout his life through the Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education (SWGAP), New Communities, and as an Albany City Council Member. He was a key member and organizer of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Sherrod participated in sit-ins at white churches with the goal to desegregate them. In 1961 he dropped out of college to become a full-time Civil Rights activists and member of SNCC. Sherrod also participated in the Selma Voting Rights Movement, along with other activists such as Dr. King and John Lewis.
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Church Affiliation:Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Role in the Movement:Charles Melvin Sherrod was a minister and a Civil Rights activist.
Birth Place:St. Petersburg, VA
Born Date:January 2, 1937
Deceased Date:October 11, 2022
Place Lived as Adult:Albany, GA
Church Location:St. Petersburg, VA