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Historic marker in Montgomery to honor civil rights pioneer Thomas Gray

A historic marker will be unveiled on October 30 in Montgomery, Alabama, to honor civil rights pioneer and bus boycott leader Judge Thomas W. Gray, Sr.

HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, written by our newsroom28 October 2026 at 17:560 views

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Alabama State University reported that a historic marker honoring Judge Thomas W. Gray, Sr. will be unveiled in Montgomery on October 30, 2026. Gray was a civil rights pioneer and a leader during the Montgomery bus boycott. The ceremony will take place at noon at Mobile Drive and East Tuskegee Circle in the Mobile Heights neighborhood. [1]

According to Alabama State University, the marker site near 3251 Mobile Drive sits near the Gray family home during the 1950s. The location is significant as the neighborhood provided housing and community for returning military veterans and their young families during that era. [1]

The Montgomery bus boycott was a foundational civil rights campaign against public transit segregation in Alabama. The boycott ran from December 5, 1955, following the arrest of Rosa Parks, until December 20, 1956, when federal courts ruled bus segregation laws unconstitutional. [3]

Alabama State University reported that the upcoming dedication serves as a family homecoming and a public reminder of Gray's long-standing dedication to justice and standing up for others. [1]

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In short

A historic marker honoring Judge Thomas W. Gray, Sr. will be unveiled on October 30, 2026, in Montgomery.
Judge Thomas W. Gray, Sr. was a leader in the Montgomery bus boycott.
The marker will be located at Mobile Drive and East Tuskegee Circle in Mobile Heights.
The Montgomery bus boycott lasted from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956.

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[1]Historic Marker to Honor Judge Thomas W. Gray, Sr., Civil Rights Pioneer and Montgomery Bus Boycott LeaderAlabama State University, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]Peter W. Gray on Wikipedia
[3]Montgomery bus boycott on Wikipedia
[4]Delois Huntley on Wikipedia
[5]Arab American Civil Rights League Advocates Defend Rights at Dearborn Gathering HEROIC BREAKING NEWS, 5d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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