President Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to two major civil rights icons on Thursday: Fred Gray, an attorney who represented both MLK & Rosa Parks in court; and Diane Nash, a leading figure of the Nashville sit-ins, Freedom Rides, and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committeebr » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: » Subscribe to NowThis: br For more U.S. news & politics, subscribe to NowThis News.