Willie Lee Wood, Sr., demonstrating a voting machine for an audience in a small wooden church building in Prattville, Alabama.

Willie Lee Wood, Sr., demonstrating a voting machine for an audience in a small wooden church building in Prattville, Alabama.

Wood, who was the first African American to run for office in Prattville, ran unsuccessful campaigns for coroner (in 1966) and city council (three times). In 1988 his son, Willie Lee Wood, Jr., became the first African American to hold public office in the city when he was elected to the city counci...

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Main Author: Peppler, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:
Southern Courier photographs
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/2377
format Electronic
collection Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
building Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic Southern Courier photographs
spellingShingle Southern Courier photographs
Willie Lee Wood, Sr., demonstrating a voting machine for an audience in a small wooden church building in Prattville, Alabama.
Peppler, Jim
fulltopic Southern Courier photographs
Lumpkin, Norman; Wood, Willie Lee, Sr.; African Americans--Civil rights; Politics & government; Voting; Prattville (Ala.); Autauga County (Ala.)
description Wood, who was the first African American to run for office in Prattville, ran unsuccessful campaigns for coroner (in 1966) and city council (three times). In 1988 his son, Willie Lee Wood, Jr., became the first African American to hold public office in the city when he was elected to the city council; he served for 28 years, longer than any other elected official in Prattville history. Norman Lumpkin, news director for WRMA radio in Montgomery, is seated behind Wood in this image. Another photograph taken during the meeting appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for April 30-May 1, 1966. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No18_1966_04_30.pdf
spelling Q0000037771Q37771Willie Lee Wood, Sr., demonstrating a voting machine for an audience in a small wooden church building in Prattville, Alabama.Wood, who was the first African American to run for office in Prattville, ran unsuccessful campaigns for coroner (in 1966) and city council (three times). In 1988 his son, Willie Lee Wood, Jr., became the first African American to hold public office in the city when he was elected to the city council; he served for 28 years, longer than any other elected official in Prattville history. Norman Lumpkin, news director for WRMA radio in Montgomery, is seated behind Wood in this image. Another photograph taken during the meeting appeared on page 1 of The Southern Courier for April 30-May 1, 1966. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol2_No18_1966_04_30.pdf19661960-1969Peppler, JimLumpkin, Norman; Wood, Willie Lee, Sr.; African Americans--Civil rights; Politics & government; Voting; Prattville (Ala.); Autauga County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographic)Peppler, JamesJim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collectionLPP106, Box 2, Binder 3Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130EnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History.4000 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/2377
title Willie Lee Wood, Sr., demonstrating a voting machine for an audience in a small wooden church building in Prattville, Alabama.
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