Wimbish is standout
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Title
Wimbish is standout
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Type
Text
Date
1982-22-08
Description
A newspaper article about C. Bette Wimbish. She became the first Black person to be elected to the city council in St. Petersburg. The article goes on to talk about Wimbish's efforts to run for the election in a newly created district.
Genre
Records (Documents)
Language
English
Publisher
J. Carrol Dadisman
Physical Description
1 page
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B006-F004-I004
Topics
African American women politicians
Political campaigns
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.