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Ross-Clayton Funeral Home was the largest Black funeral chapel in the city and has a long history of community service, particularly during the civil rights movement. [12] [13] The funeral home supported the movement by providing transportation for black voters and participating in the Montgomery bus boycott, [14] [15] conduct class for colored wardens, with E. P. Wallace, serving as the ...
After Alabama joined with other seceded states to form the Confederacy, the Arsenal was turned over to the Confederate Army for the duration of the war. In 1862, after the Battle of New Orleans, the Confederacy moved ammunition manufacturing from the Mount Vernon Arsenal to Selma, Alabama. Selma offered a more secure location farther away from ...
Meek was born on August 5, 2008, to Derek Meek and Lani Wells [1] where he lived in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills. [2] He and his brother began acting at an early age.
Searcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. [1] It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. [2]
Robert Benjamin "Speck" Searcy, Jr. (January 8, 1901 – December 22, 1967) was an American politician who served as mayor of Huntsville, Alabama from 1952 to 1964. He was the mayor of Huntsville when President Dwight D. Eisenhower established the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, as the home for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
William Alexander Searcey, known professionally as Bill Searcey, (March 3, 1958 – March 8, 2021) was an American offensive guard for the San Diego Chargers.Born in Savannah, Georgia, he attended Benedictine Military School.
Ford was pastor of the St. Paul COGIC in Chicago and was Presiding Prelate of the Historic Illinois First Jurisdiction. He was a strong advocate for social justice. He became nationally recognized in 1955 for officiating at the funeral of 15-year-old Emmett Till, who was brutally murdered in Mississippi. He gave the eulogy for Till at Robert's ...
Searcy (/ ˈ s ɜːr s i / SUR-see) is the largest city and county seat [4] of White County, Arkansas, United States.According to 2019 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,767. [5]