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    American attorney and activist

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  1. Fred David Gray (born December 14, 1930) is an American civil rights attorney, preacher, activist, and state legislator from Alabama. He handled many prominent civil rights cases, such as Browder v. Gayle , and was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1970, along with Thomas Reed , both from Tuskegee.

  2. Aug 14, 2022 · On a recent summer day, President Joe Biden awarded the nation's highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom — to civil rights lawyer Fred Gray.

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  3. Jul 7, 2022 · Fred D. Gray, Case Western Reserve School of Law alumnus from the class of 1954 and internationally renowned civil rights attorney, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden in a special White House ceremony.

  4. Montgomery native Fred David Gray is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney, celebrated lecturer, successful author, and former legislator. Elected to the House of Representatives in 1970, he was one of the first African Americans to serve in the Alabama Legislature since reconstruction.

  5. Fred David Gray is a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement and a native of Montgomery, Alabama. He is one of the few courageous Black lawyers who risked their lives to attack segregation in the court.

  6. Fred Gray is a landmark-setting civil rights lawyer who represented Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin, and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study participants. He also wrote books, argued cases, and served in the Alabama Legislature and the NBA.

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  8. Jul 7, 2022 · President Joe Biden today bestowed Montgomery, Alabama-born attorney Fred D. Gray Sr. with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his titanic contributions to civil rights in the United States.

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