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This resolution commends Fred D. Gray, a 94-year-old civil rights attorney from Alabama, for his remarkable seven-decade legal career fighting for racial justice. The resolution highlights Gray's significant contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, including his legal representation of iconic figures like Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Congressman John Lewis, as well as organizations such as the NAACP and Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It notes his pivotal legal victories, including a Supreme Court ruling that declared bus segregation unconstitutional and his representation of victims of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. The resolution also recognizes Gray's numerous prestigious awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden and the American Bar Association's Medal, and mentions the upcoming inaugural National Symposium of the Fred D. Gray Institute for Human and Civil Rights. Ultimately, the resolution expresses the Alabama House of Representatives' highest regard and appreciation for Gray's extensive service to civil rights, the state of Alabama, and the nation, commending him as a pioneering State Representative and civil rights attorney who continues to fight against racism and for equal justice.