(AURN News) — The Rev. Jesse L. Douglas Sr., a trusted lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who quietly orchestrated key civil rights marches, has died at 90, according to The New York Times.
Douglas helped organize the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches, including the infamous “Bloody Sunday.”
As president of the Montgomery Improvement Association and a longtime board member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Douglas handled logistics, housed activists, and traveled with Dr. King.
A talented singer, Douglas often led movement spirituals that inspired crowds.
Because he was an albino with light skin, Douglas was frequently — and ironically — described in newspapers as an “unidentified white man” in historic photos, despite his deep commitment to Black liberation.
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