Influential politician William Herbert Gray III was born in 1941

August 20

On August 20, 1941, William Herbert Gray III was born. 

William Herbert Gray III was a prominent politician whose policies and initiatives sought to empower Black people across the world. He openly spoke out against apartheid in South Africa and served as a special advisor to Haiti during the Clinton administration. 

Towards the end of his life, William Herbert Gray III led the United Negro College Fund.

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Sources

Yardley, W. (2013, July 3). William H. Gray III, pastor and lawmaker, dies at 71. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/us/william-h-gray-iii-pastor-and-lawmaker-dies-at-71.html