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1930s and 1940s, he never dreamed of being a lawyer, not to mention being honored by a National Organization of Lawyers. He was especially “appreciative because this recog- nition comes during the sixty-eighth year of my practice of law in Alabama, to which I dedicated myself to destroying everything segregated I could find.” Commenting on his “long journey,” Mr. Gray also accepted the Award on behalf of his clients, reminding the audience that his clients “are the ones being honored with this Award as many of their cases resulted in breaking down the walls of segregation and changing the landscape in America, and it has had a positive impact around the world.” He specifically mentioned little-known clients like Claudette Colvin, the fifteen-year-old girl who did what Rosa Parks did, but nine months earlier; the 623 men and their families in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study; the thousands of students who are now able to obtain a nonsegregated education; those persons who have obtained the right to vote and to serve on civil juries; and those whose names never appear in print and whose faces never appear on television and whose likenesses never appear on social media. Fred Gray spoke to the importance of preserving the history of those who have given their lives to ensure civil rights in the United States. He spoke specifically about the Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, also known as the Tuskegee History Center, in Tuskegee, Alabama, a museum he co-founded. The museum is dedicated to educat- ing the public on the contributions made by Native Americans, Americans of European descent, and Americans of African descent. It also serves as a permanent memorial for the men in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study and educates the public on the struggle that African Americans have had from slavery time until the present to obtain their rights. 27 JOURNAL