For the German Jewish textile industrialist and art collector, see Robert Graetz (art collector).
Robert Graetz
Graetz in 2015
Born
Robert Sylvester Graetz Jr.
(1928-05-16)May 16, 1928
Clarksburg, West Virginia, U.S.
Died
September 20, 2020(2020-09-20) (aged 92)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Alma mater
Capital University, Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary
Occupation(s)
Clergyman, activist
Organization
Montgomery Improvement Association
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Spouse
Jean Ellis
Robert Sylvester Graetz Jr.[1] (May 16, 1928 – September 20, 2020) was a Lutheran clergyman who, as the white pastor of a black congregation in Montgomery, Alabama, openly supported the Montgomery bus boycott, a landmark event of the civil rights movement.
^Harrison Smith (2020-09-22). "Robert Graetz, only White minister to join Montgomery bus boycott, dies at 92". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
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