William Oliver Luckett Jr.[1][2] (March 17, 1948[3] - October 28, 2021)[4] was an American politician, attorney, actor and businessman.
[13] From May 2001 till his death, Luckett also co-owned with business partner Morgan Freeman the Ground Zero Blues Club.
[2] Luckett was born in Fort Worth, Texas and grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
[3] Luckett was also the great-nephew of Semmes Luckett, who in 1954 argued in favor of segregation against Thurgood Marshall in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas case.
[21][22] Luckett died on October 28, 2021, one year after being diagnosed with cancer.