TITLE:
Reverend Robert Graetz: White Foot Soldier in the Civil Rights Movement
AUTHORS:
Ruben Gonzalez, Delilah Dotremon
KEYWORDS:
Civil Rights Movement, Fred Gray, Martin Luther King, Jr., Montgomery Bus Boycott, Robert Graetz, Rosa Parks
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.14 No.7,
July
20,
2026
ABSTRACT: This paper traces the race relations awakening of Robert Graetz and his journey as a pastor who came to minister to an all-Black congregation in Montgomery. While most people know the names of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, few know the role that Reverend Graetz played.