Education:

• Attended Oxmore Elementary School where he was mentored by Israel Ramsey
• Began as a student at Winona High School, but ended up graduating from Rosedale High School in 1840
• Reverend E.A. Palmer wanted Shuttlesworth to attend Cedar Grove Academy in Prichard, Alabama, so he need up going there in 1953-1961
• Attended Selma University and Alabama State College to pursue a BA degree when he had delivered a sermon in 1945. Also, he attended Birmingham Baptist College in 1969 to attend a divinity degree