The museum recently acquired a portrait of Fred Gray, the nationally recognized Civil Rights attorney who famously defended Rosa Parks and was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Joe Biden in 2022. Join us for a conversation between Gray and artist Michael Shane Neal.

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Image Credit: Fred Gray by Michael Shane Neal. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Insitution. `