Charles Sherrod was a civil rights activist and minister in the United States. Sherrod was the father of two adult children.
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Russia Sherrod of Albany and Kenyatta Sherrod of Marietta. He also had as well as five grandchildren, Kourtney (Charles III) Sherrod Corbin of Auburn, Ala., Mia Sherrod of Dallas, Kiera Sherrod of Marietta, Simone Sherrod of Marietta, and Khloe Sherrod of Albany.
Sherrod was a founding member of the Albany Movement during the civil rights movement. He also took part in the Selma Voting Rights Movement and other 1960s civil rights movements.
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According to his family, Sherrod died of natural causes at his home in Albany on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at 3:45 p.m.
“He was a great husband, a great father and a great servant to his community,” Sherrod’s wife of 56 years, Shirley Miller Sherrod, said. “His life serves as a shining example of service to one’s fellow man.”


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