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James Estel Williams Sr. (September 15, 1921 – February 13, 1983) was an American attorney, teacher, and politician who became the first black mayor of East St. Louis, Illinois. On April 6, 1971, Williams as a political newcomer and independent defeated Virgil Calvert, another black candidate who had been a member of the city council by a ...
Mason served as superintendent of the East Saint Louis school district. [3] [4] On April 1, 1975, [5] Mason defeated the incumbent mayor of East Saint Louis, James E. Williams, one of the few African-American mayors in the country. [3] Mason won by a margin of 6,457 votes to 5,600 in an election marked by low voter turnout. [2]
East St. Louis is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. ... John Bowman, the mayor of East St. Louis, was appointed arbitrator of the committee. He ...
I co-founded I am East St. Louis the Magazine with my late wife, Charmaine Savage. The magazine serves to correct the narrative about East St. Louis by telling stories of current and past ...
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Lived in East St. Louis Dorothy Gish: March 11, 1898: June 4, 1968: Actress Lived in East St. Louis Lillian Gish: Oct 14, 1893: Feb 27, 1993: Actress Lived in East St. Louis Russell Gunn: Oct 20, 1971: Composer, arranger, recording artist, Grammy-nominated jazz musician Grew up in East St. Louis Brother Joe May: Nov 9, 1912: Jul 14, 1972 ...
Voters also elect a city treasurer and two council members