List of mayors of Tuskegee
Mayors of Tuskegee, Alabama include:
- J. R. Wood[1]
- Joseph Oswalt Thompson[2]
- William Varner 1916 to 1919[3]
- Robert Fulwood Ligon[4]
- [5] defendant in a gerrymandering case after the state legislature redrew city boundaries to exclude African Americans. Case was brought by as plaintiff and was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court against the gerrymandering.[6] The case established a basis for the Voting Rights Act.[7]
- Johnny Ford, first African American mayor
- , an African American, was elected in 2000 and was the first woman to serve as mayor of Tuskegee[8]
- (2016–present)
References[]
- ^ Alabama (July 6, 1901). "Alabama Laws (and Joint Resolutions) of the Legislature of Alabama" – via Google Books.
- ^ Owen, Thomas McAdory (July 6, 1921). "History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography". S. J. Clarke publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "The American Bar". J.C. Fifield Company. July 6, 1921 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Who's who in Finance, Banking, and Insurance". Who's Who in Finance, Incorporated (N.Y.). July 6, 1911 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Alabama Local Government Journal". July 6, 1954 – via Google Books.
- ^ Taper, Bernard (April 7, 2017). Gomillion Versus Lightfoot: The Tuskegee Gerrymander Case. Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 9781787204119 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Gomillion v. Lightfoot". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ Maslanik, Mike (October 28, 2003). "Alumna, mayor speaks".
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