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/.)
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- Anne Braden Oral History Project (Kentucky Virtual Library)
- Encyclopedia of Alabama (Encyclopedia of Alabama)
- Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress)
- Martin King III, Dr. King's oldest son; Rosa Parks; Attorney Fred Gray, Mrs. Parks' lawyer in 1955 [graphic]. (Photographic printsColor1980-1990.gmgpc)
- [Rosa Parks with friends Virginia Durr (left), Fred Gray and Johnnie Carr (right) at her Kennedy Center birthday tribute, Washington, D.C., 1990] [graphic]. (Photographic printsColor1990.gmgpc)