One sourced fact from African and diaspora history, delivered daily.https://provenanceafrica.com/https://provenanceafrica.com/on-this-day/10-05/provenanceafrica-otd-2026-10-05Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights leader who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, died.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:30:38 GMT<p><strong>2011</strong>: Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights leader who co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, died.</p> <p>Sources: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/people/rev-fred-shuttlesworth.htm">U.S. National Park Service</a>, <a href="https://www.congress.gov/112/crec/2011/10/14/CREC-2011-10-14-pt1-PgE1875-3.pdf">U.S. Congressional Record (Congress.gov)</a></p> <p><strong>2011</strong>: Derrick Bell, American legal scholar and pioneer of critical race theory, died.</p> <p>Sources: <a href="https://hls.harvard.edu/today/derrick-bell-1930-2011/">Harvard Law School</a>, <a href="https://www.jurist.org/news/2011/10/derrick-bell-november-6-1930-october-5-2011/">JURIST Legal News</a></p> <p>More from October 5 in African history:</p><ul><li><a href="https://provenanceafrica.com/on-this-day/10-05/#2014-2">2014: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, dancer, choreographer and artist, died.</a></li> <li><a href="https://provenanceafrica.com/on-this-day/10-05/#1938-3">1938: Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist, was born in Mozambiqu…</a></li> <li><a href="https://provenanceafrica.com/on-this-day/10-05/#1974-4">1974: Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer and actress known for originating the title…</a></li> <li><a href="https://provenanceafrica.com/on-this-day/10-05/#1894-5">1894: Bevil Rudd, South African runner who won Olympic 400m gold in 1920 and later became a spo…</a></li></ul> <p>See every entry for October 5: <a href="https://provenanceafrica.com/on-this-day/10-05/">https://provenanceafrica.com/on-this-day/10-05/</a></p>