In 1939 a branch of the NAACP was established. It campaigned for voting rights for African Americans. On June 20, 1940, Elbert Williams, a NAACP member, was taken from his home on Bradford Avenue in Brownsville. The following Sunday, June 23, 1940, his body was found in the Hatchie River. Williams’ death along with the ...
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