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George Williams Jr., reaction to mayoral candidacy, 1975 – 1

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The first of two index cards mailed to South Bend mayoral candidate George Williams Jr. in 1975. Williams was the first black man to run for mayor of South Bend. After his address was listed in the South Bend Tribune, Williams received hate mail.
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2 Images7.39 X 13.46 Cm
Contributors:
Regina Williams-Preston
Created Date:
1975 2014 02 12
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Materials in Michiana Memory are in the public domain. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information, contact local.history@sjcpl.org.
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Civil Rights and African American History

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. History
  3. Indiana
  4. South Bend
  5. South Bend (Ind.)

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