A. G. Gaston, Date of Birth, Date of Death

A. G. Gaston

African-American civil right leader

Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1892

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1996

Profession: businessperson, civil rights advocate

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Arthur George Gaston (Demopolis, Alabama, July 4, 1892 – Birmingham, Alabama, January 19, 1996) was an American businessman who established a number of businesses in Birmingham, Alabama, and who played a significant role in the struggle to integrate Birmingham in 1963.
In his lifetime, Gaston's companies were some of the most prominent African-American businesses in the American South.