Victoria Gray Adams

Victoria Gray Adams

Victoria Jackson Gray Adams (November 5, 1926 – August 12, 2006) was an American civil rights activist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She was one of the founding members of the influential Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

Read more about Victoria Gray Adams:  Early Life and Education, Civil Rights Activist

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