Newspaper article containing Nashville election results in the statewide elections, listing the candidate and the votes they gained in each election. The election results include legislative district elections, gubernatorial elections, and judicial elections. 6 pages.
Subject
Political participation, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
Newspaper article discussing A. W. Willis, the first black person to be elected to the Tennessee legislature since Reconstruction, who had been praised by Look Magazine as a potential leader of a statewide black political machine. However, Willis' record did not support this claim. He instead broke down political machines in his own community and at the state level. Willis was a vocal advocate for the general welfare and the overall progress of his community and state. He has also sponsored legislation to make the legislature more independent of the governor. 2 pages.
Subject
African American leadership, African Americans--Civil rights, Voter registration, African Americans--Politics and government
