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Shirley Sherrod

1948–

United States

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Shirley Sherrod (born November 20, 1947) is an American civil rights activist and former USDA Rural Development director for the state of Georgia. She is currently the executive director for the Southwest Georgia Project and Vice President of Development for New Communities at Cypress pond. Sherrod has devoted most of her life advocating for farmers and rural residents.

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