Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary.
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 J...
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Photographs Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary. Farmer, John |
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Photographs Gray, Fred D., 1930-; African Americans--Political activity; Civil rights leaders; Lawyers; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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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. |
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BN0018739_01BN0018739Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary. 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.1966-05-041960-1969Farmer, JohnBirmingham News66-02855Gray, Fred D., 1930-; African Americans--Political activity; Civil rights leaders; Lawyers; Political campaigns; Politics & government; Birmingham (Ala.); Jefferson County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/102911 |
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Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary. |
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Fred Gray at the Thomas Jefferson Hotel in Birmingham, Alabama, after the 1966 Democratic primary. |
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Farmer, John |
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Farmer, John |
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