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Mississippi honors man who struggled to integrate university - The ...
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Leslie Burl McLemore, chairman of the task force, said Kennard's role in Mississippi's desegregation history should not be overlooked. "He tried to gain admission before James Meredith was admitted to the University of Mississippi" in 1962, said McLemore. "That's truly significant. What he endured was ...
Horn Lake elects DeSoto County's first African-American woman to...
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LaShonda R. Johnson made history in Horn Lake, becoming the first African-American woman to win an elective leadership position in municipal government since Reconstruction. In Walls, fellow Democrats Leslie Burl McLemore and Calvin Farmer won seats on the Board of Aldermen. The three were part ...
Miss. mayor dies after losing primary - The Boston Globe
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... Leslie Burl McLemore, to be acting mayor. Unofficial results show Melton came in third out of nine candidates. The top two finishers - Harvey Johnson,
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