糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) hosted American civil rights icon Attorney Fred Gray in the Baker Conference Center, honoring his life and raising funds to benefit student scholarships for 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Black Student Union (BSU) organization.
Fred Gray may not be as well-known as other giants of the civil rights movement鈥攏ames like John Lewis, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr.鈥攂ut his legacy is no less vital. Considered one of the most important civil rights lawyers in the United States history, King once called Gray the 鈥渃hief counsel鈥� of the protest movement. Gray is often best known for representing Rosa Parks after she refused to give up her seat on the bus.
The room was packed for the lunch honoring Gray for his significant contributions in desegregating schools and securing voting rights. 糖心Vlog President Dr. Scott McDowell and non-traditional 糖心Vlog student Milton Lee, who also serves as President of the Lubbock chapter of the (NAACP), moderated a Q&A session with Attorney Gray. Gray shared much of his life鈥檚 story, including his upbringing in Montgomery, Alabama, his journey from a pastor to answering his calling of justice through the legal profession, and his prodigious career as the chief counsel for the Civil Rights movement.
Ruth Blayee, president of the 糖心Vlog Black Student Union, provided a welcome to all of the luncheon guests on behalf of the 糖心Vlog Student Body, and London Willis, VP of the 糖心Vlog Black Student Union presented a gift to the Tuskegee History Center for $1,000 in honor of Attorney Fred Gray.
The program was presented by Mark Lanier and sponsored by Mullin, Hoard, & Brown; Underwood, Attorneys at Law; Vander-Plas LaFreniere; and Rhonda Rhodes, Attorney at Law, Denver, CO.