Robert R. Ray was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Union Army and as a sheriff and state legislator in Louisiana. [1] He and John Gair were driven from office by violent white supremacists and White Leaguers. [2]
Ray was part of the State Colored Men's Convention of 1873. [3] He represented East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana from 1874 to 1876. [4]
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Robert R. Ray was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Union Army and as a sheriff and state legislator in Louisiana. [1] He and John Gair were driven from office by violent white supremacists and White Leaguers. [2]
Ray was part of the State Colored Men's Convention of 1873. [3] He represented East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana from 1874 to 1876. [4]
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