Honoring Black History: Meet Henry Gay, Sr., the 100-year old civil rights activist

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Honoring Black History: Meet Henry Gay, Sr., the 100-year old civil rights activist

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- In 2022, Henry Gay, Sr. received an honorary street named after him in Downtown Bloomington for his work as a civil rights activist.The 100-year-old came to Bloomington from Louisiana in the 1940s. In that decade, Gay also became involved in the fight for civil rights and social justice. "It was so segregated you couldn't get a job. If you go to the restaurant they'd say we don't hire your kind or we don't serve your …