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Thomas Waterson — police officer who captured Machine Gun Kelly in a Memphis raid in 1933 Luke J. Weathers (1920–2011) — former U.S. Army Air Force officer and member of Tuskegee Airmen [ 9 ] Ida B. Wells — civil rights advocate and women's rights advocate
Robert Lewis Jr. became a business leader in Memphis, and was noted for his efforts at establishing T. O. Fuller State Park. Other noted achievements include advocating for the hiring of the first African-American firefighters in Memphis in 1955, being the first African-American appointed to the city's Alcohol Beverage Commission, and ...
Taylor in 1967. Johnnie Taylor was born in Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States. [5] He grew up in West Memphis, Arkansas, performing in gospel groups as a youngster.As an adult, he had one release, "Somewhere to Lay My Head", on Chicago's Vee Jay Records label in the 1950s, as part of the gospel group The Highway Q.C.'s, which included a young Sam Cooke. [5]
Mildred Harrison, first woman elected mayor of Osage, Oklahoma. 1931. Phenie Lou Ownby, first woman elected mayor of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma [341] 1971. Patience Latting, first woman elected mayor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [342] [1]: 238 Latting was also the first female mayor of any major U.S. city with more than 350,000 residents. [342] 1973
The Mississippi-born singer who was working as a truck driver in Memphis, Tennessee creates teenage pandemonium in households throughout the U.S. and subsequently across the rest of the western world. [26] August: The FBI's COINTELPRO domestic counterintelligence program commences. The surveillance effort is initially directed against stateside ...
"Wrong Side of Memphis" is a song written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison. First recorded by John Berry on his 1990 independent album Saddle the Wind , it was later released by American country music singer, Trisha Yearwood in August 1992.
The Memphis Flyer is a free weekly alternative newspaper serving the greater Memphis, Tennessee, area. [1] The Flyer covers Memphis news, politics, music, entertainment, sports, food, and spirits. [2] The Flyer was founded February 14, 1989 [3] [4] by Kenneth Neill. The current editor is Shara Clark. [5]
The senior members established a funeral home, and built a broad network in the black community. Their political prominence dates to the era of E.H. Crump in the early 20th century in Memphis and the state. The best-known member of this family is Harold Ford, Sr., who represented most of Memphis in the U.S. House from 1975 to 1997.