1970s: Auburn Councilwoman Mary Brooks
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 260: Mary Brooks, left, a vocational counselor with the Lee County school system, became...
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| Summary: | This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 260: Mary Brooks, left, a vocational counselor with the Lee County school system, became the first black member of the Auburn City Council in 1972. ... Shown with Mrs. Brooks at City Hall are Donald Payhurst, AU Political Science professsor and Auburn Mayor in 1976-80, and Mrs. Vida Greenleaf. Mrs. Brooks worked to desegregate city schools in the 1960s and to see that black children were treated fairly in the classroom. Photo source: Auburn University Archives. |
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