The former attorney for civil rights icons MLK and Rosa Parks, Fred Gray, was recognized at age 91 for his efforts in the civil rights movement
WASHINGTON - Fred Gray said when he was growing up in Montgomery, he never envisioned being honored at the White House in his lifetime.
The 91-year-old said he accepted the award on behalf of all those he represented in civil rights cases. Gray reflected on his long career Thursday, and said he was grateful to work alongside not just the civil rights icons everyone knows, but also others who took actions just as brave, but never made it into the history books.
“I feel the impact is felt not just in Montgomery, but throughout this entire country,” Reed said. “His legal work lead to the desegregation of public transportation in Montgomery, but it set the foundation for lawsuits that were to follow.”
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