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James Perkins Jr. (born 1952 or 1953) is an American politician who is the incumbent mayor of Selma, Alabama.The first African American mayor of the city, he won a runoff election in 2000 and served two terms, lost his second bid for reelection in 2008, and won a third non-consecutive term in 2020.
Joseph Thomas Smitherman (December 24, 1929 – September 11, 2005) was an American politician who served more than 35 years as mayor of Selma, Alabama. He was in office during the Selma to Montgomery marches of the Civil Rights Movement. [1] "He can do the reformed redneck better than anyone else," is a famous line about Joe Smitherman.
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, [1] ... Darrio Melton – Alabama State Representative (2010), Mayor of Selma (2016)
A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city etched in the ...
First African American to be elected mayor of Selma, Alabama: James Perkins, Jr. First African American to be elected mayor of Oceanside, California : Terry Johnson [ 83 ] First African American to be elected mayor in the state of Wyoming as mayor of Worland, Wyoming : LaVertha Gotier [ 84 ]
Mayor Scott Robertson of Selma has used a photo with the father of slain officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. in his re-election campaign ads for 2024, which has upset the family of Carrasco, the Selma ...
Fewer and fewer people are voting in Selma, Alabama. Rep. Terri Sewell, a Black Democrat whose district includes her hometown of Selma, said Friday she was shocked to learn of the decline ...
Selma had both moderate and hardline segregationists in its white power structure. The newly elected Mayor Joseph Smitherman was a moderate who hoped to attract Northern business investment, and he was very conscious of the city's image. Smitherman appointed veteran lawman Wilson Baker to head the city's 30-man police force.