AACHM Oral History: Mary McDade, Alma Wheeler Smith, and Nancy Cornelia Wheeler
Mary McDade was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1939, but grew up in Ann Arbor. Her parents Albert and Emma Wheeler were active in local politics and civil rights. As a college student, McDade helped found the University of Michigan chapter of the NAACP. She moved to Peoria, Illinois with her husband Joe Billy McDade in 1963. After raising four children, she built a career in law. McDade graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law and she has been a justice of the Illinois Appellate Court since 2000.
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Human Relations Commission Members Sworn In, July 1957
Year:
1957
Ann Arbor News, July 17, 1957
Caption:
New Commission Meets: Members of the new City Human Relations Commission are shown into office last night by City Clerk Fred J. Looker. In front (left to right) are Mrs. Arthur J. Carr, Mrs. Gerald Davenport, Councilman Richard Dennard and the Rev. Henry Lewis. In back (left to right) are George E. Wedemeyer, Richard J. Mann, State Rep. George W. Sallade and Dr. Albert H. Wheeler. Members James A. Lewis and Dr. Herman Jacobs could not be present last night.
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AACHM Oral History: William Hampton
William Hampton was born in 1948 in Tyler, Texas, and his grandmother was the midwife. He remembers attending church revival picnics, the Texas Rose Festival, and the Juneteenth parade in his hometown. While attending college in Arlington, Texas, he was active in the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He went on to launch a Section 8 subsidized housing program in Arlington and in Ann Arbor, where he worked in the community development office. Mr. Hampton has been president of the Ann Arbor chapter of the NAACP since 2005.
Albert H. Wheeler Toasts Campaign Supporters At The Ann Arbor Inn After Winning The Mayoral Election By One Vote, April 1977 Photographer: Larry E. Wright
Year:
1977
It's Wheeler By 1 Vote
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Those Crazy Elections!
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Democratic Unit Raps Mayor's Appointments
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Albert H. Wheeler Speaks at Gospel Songquake III, September 1989 Photographer: Jessica Greene
Year:
1989
Political color barrier broken by faith, strategy
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Memorial Service Set For Dr. A. S. Kaufman
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