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This is a picture with a handwritten date of 1960. It is a picture of Mabel Williams Hughes looking at a much younger portrait of herself.

This article is about the protest leader, Mrs. Cornelia Crenshaw, being arrested for her sit in. She had been protesting the additional fees that had been added to the garbage and sewage. The charges in which she was arrested were disorderly conduct,…

This article features two main pictures. The top main picture shows an empty city council meeting room with a lone African American woman sitting defiantly in the back with her arms crossed. The second picture, featured on the bottom right, shows…

This article explains how the Memphis Belle was turned into a war memorial dedicated to the men who fought in World War II and that also lived in Memphis. The plane was given to the city in 1946 by the Air Force and was being restored and placed in…

This article shows how news got around fast about Margaret, especially news that could have an effect on Bob at his arrival. The article explained how Margaret was considering making the Memphis fairgrounds her home.

This article explains how Margaret decided to return the engagement ring back to Bob, and that she hoped that they could still remain friends – typical break up. It also bashed her for seeming ungrateful – the writer basically said that he had been…

After a tournament, Bob returned to Memphis to see his 'Belle,' whom gave him the inspiration to name the Memphis Belle. They reunited and he grabbed her in his arms as he still had a white ribbon of good luck given to him from Margaret.

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…