Raymond “Ray” Gray Lewis was born October 8, 1910, as the youngest son to Cornelius Lewis and Emma Green. He entered this world as a man of colour, a grandson to a slave, and an individual with an unforeseeable future. No one could expect this young boy from downtown Hamilton to one day defeat the odds and overcome indescribable difficulties in order to become the first Canadian born black athlete to win an Olympic medal. Ray Lewis was a hard working driven man who was never shy of taking on his opposition or fighting for the vindication of his rights.

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