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2. Government of Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   City government. After being classified as a taxing district in 1880 after a grievous loss of population due to the yellow fever epidemic, Memphis regained home rule in 1893. It established a city commission form of government, which it maintained until 1968. At that time, it established a mayor-council government of thirteen council positions.

3. Memphis City Council - Wikipedia

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   The Memphis City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Memphis, Tennessee. It is made up of 13 members: 7 single-district members and 6 "super district" members. Council members are elected to four-year terms with a two-term limit. The city is governed by Mayor Paul Young and the thirteen city council members.

4. A C Wharton - Wikipedia

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   Alma mater. Tennessee State University (BA) University of Mississippi (JD) Website. ACwharton.com. A C Wharton Jr. (born August 17, 1944) is an American educator, politician, and attorney who served as the 63rd mayor of Memphis, Tennessee and previously mayor of Shelby County. He was the first African American to serve as mayor of Shelby County.

5. Memphis, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   47-48000 [6] Website. City of Memphis. Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat of Shelby County, in the southwesternmost part of the state, and is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, [7] Memphis is the second-most populous city in Tennessee after Nashville.

6. Memphis sanitation strike - Wikipedia

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   The Memphis sanitation strike began on February 12, 1968, in response to the deaths of sanitation workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker. [1] [2] The deaths served as a breaking point for more than 1,300 African American men from the Memphis Department of Public Works as they demanded higher wages, time and a half overtime, dues check-off, safety measures, and pay for the rainy days when they ...

7. Shelby County, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   Shelby County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 929,744. [3] It is the largest of the state's 95 counties, both in terms of population and geographic area. Its county seat is Memphis, [4] a port on the Mississippi River and the second most populous city in Tennessee.