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In the article DeBerry shared with her interviewer that she believes that women are more honest and should be active participants in local politics. During the mayoral election of 1980 DeBerry worried about the candidates and possibly ending up with…

This article was written by Perre Magness and published in the Memphis Commercial Appeal newspaper on Thursday, May 19, 1994. The article is written on the Williams sisters, Charl Ormond Williams and Mabel Williams Hughes. The article tells of how…

This article explains how several hundred people met up at an old camp site that had been destroyed because of the war. Because of the brutality, an eerie silence swept over the group, but after a while of mingling, everyone loosened up and had a…

This picture has a handwritten date of May 6, 1959. It is a picture of Mabel Hughes Williams with another younger woman and a child as the "Shelby County Council" unveil a portrait of a younger Mrs. Hughes Williams. The hand written notation on…

A tribute speech to Mabel Williams Hughes written by C.E. Rogers. It honors Williams Hughes’ many achievements within the education system.

This snippet celebrates the election of George Touliatos as the head of the “12, Inc.” acting group. It was during this time that George met his future wife, Barbara Touliatos, and the two forged the beginnings of professional careers that would go…

Part II of The National Congress Program that states how the program is being implemented.