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William H. Gray (March 2, 1841 – February 14, 1919) was a Baptist minister and state legislator in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi Senate during the Reconstruction era.

He was an outspoken advocate for civil rights and equal protection.

He was appointed a trustee of Tougaloo University. He sang at the Mt. Helm Colored Baptist Church on Thanksgiving Day in 1870.

After departing Mississippi he was a church leader in Kentucky and then Illinois. He was involved in controversies and accused of embezzling money.

See also

• African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era

References

1. "William Gray – Against All Odds".
2. "New National Era, February 13, 1873 – Against All Odds".
3. ^ "Weekly Democrat-Times, July 5, 1884 – Against All Odds".
4. "Weekly Mississippi Pilot, April 30, 1870 – Against All Odds".
5. "Yazoo Herald, December 22, 1876 – Against All Odds".

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