Gray, Fred D., 1930-

Authoritative Name:
Gray, Fred D., 1930-
Biography:
Fred Gray (1930- ) is a prominent Alabama civil rights attorney whose clients have included Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and the victims of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. When he opened his Montgomery law office in 1954, Gray was one of the few African American attorneys in the state. His career blossomed in the context of the civil rights movement, as he played a pivotal role in dismantling legal segregation in the state. ("Fred Gray" Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved September 2, 2008. http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/.)
Associated Subjects:
Gray, Fred D., 1930-
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Newsclippings, 1965-1966

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
Date of Original:
1965/1966
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Fred Gray and Joe H. Hawthorne at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary.

Creator:
Farmer, John
Date of Original:
1966-05-04
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary.

Creator:
Farmer, John
Date of Original:
1966-05-04
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary.

Creator:
Farmer, John
Date of Original:
1966-05-04
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Martin Luther King Jr. speaking with reporters at the Montgomery County courthouse after a meeting with local officials in Montgomery, Alabama.

Creator:
Martin, Spider
Date of Original:
1965-03-17
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Representative Fred D. Gray of Macon County, Alabama.

Creator:
Nesbitt, Charles
Date of Original:
1970-12
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Rosa Parks celebrating her 75th birthday at Rosa Parks Day in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Creator:
Barnette, Steve
Date of Original:
1988-02-04
Collection:
Alabama Media Group Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Interview with Robert Zellner, November 3, 1990

Creator:
Zellner, Bob
Date of Original:
1990-11-03
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Fred Gray

Creator:
Key, Barclay
Date of Original:
2008-04-15
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Modern Civil Rights Movement in Alabama

Creator:
Jeffries, Hasan Kwame, 1973-
Date of Original:
2008-06-17
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Creator:
Burns, Stewart
Date of Original:
2008-06-09
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)