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The Memphis 13 are the group of young children who integrated the schools of Memphis, Tennessee. On October 3, 1961, 13 African-American first grade students were enrolled in schools that were previously all white. The schools that the students attended were Bruce, Gordon, Rozelle, and Springdale elementary schools. [1]
Dwania Kyles, one of three students who integrated Bruce Elementary in 1961, looks back at a mural painted of her by muralist Jamond Bullock at Bruce Elementary on Friday Jan. 17, 2020.
Anna Mary Robertson Moses (September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961), or Grandma Moses, was an American folk artist. She began painting in earnest at the age of 78 and is a prominent example of a newly successful art career at an advanced age. Moses gained popularity during the 1950s, having been featured on a cover of Time Magazine in 1953. She ...
Grave marker at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis (2007) According to her obituary, Bullion died of heart disease at the Shelby County Hospital at 6:45 pm on December 2, 1961. The memorial service was held at 11:30 am on December 4. She is buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery. [6] Bullion was the last surviving member of the Wild Bunch gang.
Gilliam was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 24, 1936.She was the eighth child of Adee Conklin Butler and Jessie Mae Norment Butler. When Gilliam was in her first year at Ursuline College (later merged with Bellarmine University) she worked as a secretary for the weekly Louisville Defender, an African-American newspaper, and at 17 years old was unexpectedly made its society reporter.
Stella Stevens (born Estelle Caro Eggleston; October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023) was an American actress.She was the mother of actor Andrew Stevens.. Stevens began her acting career in 1959 in film Say One for Me and won the Golden Globe Award - for "New Star of the Year". [1]
Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942) [1] is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul.She is best known for her 1960s recordings for Atlantic and Stax including the hits "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" (1960), "B-A-B-Y" (1966) and "Tramp" (1967), a duet with Otis Redding.
As a result of a yellow fever epidemic in 1879, Memphis lost so much of its population that it was disincorporated and was not rechartered until 1895. This accounts for the absence of a mayor during the period 1879–1893. The city leaders during this period were known as President of the Taxing District.