Archie Walter Willis Jr.
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Comment: I really want to approve this one- I think the subject is notable, however the sources currently do not reflect his. Sources need to show significant coverage in multiple independent secondary sources- so far you have 1 secondary source and an encyclopedia (tertiary) source. Please refine, expand, add sources and re-submit. Nightenbelle (talk) 18:18, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
- The sources show he was a state representative. That establishes notability per Wikipedia criteria. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:39, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
Archie Walter Willis Jr. (March 16, 1925 - 1988) was a lawyer, businessman, and state representative in Tennessee. He was the first African American elected to state office in Tennessee in more than 70 years.[1] He moved to Memphis in 1953 and helped establish the city's first integrated law firm.[2] Part of Auction Avenue in downtown Memphis is named in his honor.[2]
He was born in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] The A. W. Willis Bridge is named for him.[1]
See also
- African Americans in Tennessee
- African-American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction era
References
- ^ a b c "Willis Jr., Archie Walter "A. W." Tennessee Encyclopedia".
- ^ a b "Archie Walter "A.W." Willis, Jr". www.wknofm.org.
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