Robert R. Ray was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Union Army and as a sheriff and state legislator in Louisiana. He and John Gair were driven from office by violent white supremacists and White Leaguers.
Ray was part of the State Colored Men's Convention of 1873. He represented East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana from 1874 to 1876.
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- Hogue, James K. (November 15, 2011). Uncivil War: Five New Orleans Street Battles and the Rise and Fall of Radical Reconstruction. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807143926 – via Google Books.
- Horne, William. "Perspective | The true danger of Trump and his media allies denying the election results" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- "State Colored Men's Convention". n/a. July 6, 1873.
- Black Legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction by Charles Vincent
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