Robert Graetz

Robert Sylvester Graetz Jr. (May 16, 1928 – September 20, 2020) was an American Lutheran clergyman. He was the white pastor of a black congregation in Montgomery, Alabama. He openly supported the Montgomery bus boycott and became a well known activist during the civil rights movement.

Robert Graetz
Born
Robert Sylvester Graetz Jr.

(1928-05-16)May 16, 1928
Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 2020(2020-09-20) (aged 92)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Alma materCapital University, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary
Occupation(s)Clergyman, activist
OrganizationMontgomery Improvement Association
MovementCivil Rights Movement
SpouseJean Ellis

Graetz died from Parkinson's disease at his home in Montgomery, Alabama on September 20, 2020 at the age of 92.[1]

References
  1. Blinder, Alan (September 20, 2020). "Robert S. Graetz, Rare White Minister to Back Bus Boycott, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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