Pioneering civil rights attorney Fred Gray has released a statement upon being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House.
Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray and 16 others have received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House.
The White House has announced that attorney Fred Gray, who has played a pivotal role in civil rights in Alabama and the nation, will be among those to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
By 1930, there were only four black lawyers in the entire state.
Legendary local attorney, Fred Gray, has spent his career at the forefront of civil rights cases that
have helped changed the world. During 2021, he found himself still leading the charge.
The juvenile court records of Montgomery civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin have been expunged, according to The Colvin Family Legacy.
Alabama News Network was invited to attend civil rights attorney Fred Gray’s 91st birthday celebration in Tuskegee.
The Alabama attorney general’s office says the City of Montgomery owes a $25,000 for changing the name of Jeff Davis Avenue, named after Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
The name of Confederate President Jefferson Davis came down from a street in Montgomery and was replaced by the name of civil rights attorney, Fred D. Gray.
Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey says he supports the efforts of Mayor Steven Reed to erase the arrest record of Claudette Colvin.
