- Collection:
- Alabama Media Group Collection
- Title:
- Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary.
- Creator:
- Farmer, John
- Publisher:
- Montgomery, Ala. : Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Date of Original:
- 1966-05-04
- Subject:
- African Americans--Political activity
Civic leaders
Civil rights
Lawyers
Political campaigns
Political science
Birmingham (Ala.)
Jefferson County (Ala.) - People:
- Gray, Fred D., 1930-
- Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
- Medium:
- negatives (photographs)
black-and-white negatives - Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Gray, running for a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, received more votes than the other two candidates from his district. He lacked the majority needed to secure his nomination as the Democratic candidate, however, and narrowly lost to Bill Neville in the subsequent runoff election in June. But he was successful in 1970, when he and Thomas Reed became the first African Americans to serve in the Alabama Legislature since Reconstruction.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/102911
- IIIF manifest:
- http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/iiif/2/amg:102911/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
- Original Collection:
- Birmingham News
Alabama Media Group
Alabama Media Group Collection - Contributing Institution:
- Alabama. Department of Archives and History
- Rights:
-
