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U. W. Clemon, city council candidate, in his law office at 1630 4th Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama.

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@ Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama

Bruchac, Edouard

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In 1974 Clemon and J. Richmond Pearson were the first African Americans elected to the Alabama Senate since Reconstruction. President Jimmy Carter appointed Clemon as a federal judge in 1980.
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1973 10 23
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Copyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.com
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  1. African Americans
  2. Alabama
  3. Clemon, U. W
  4. Judges
  5. Lawyers
  6. Legislators
  7. Political Activity

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