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On October 3, Herenton became the first African-American to be elected mayor of Memphis (J.O. Patterson, Jr. served as interim mayor in 1982). Herenton won his first term by defeating incumbent mayor Richard Hackett in 1991 by 146 votes. Herenton went on to win five consecutive mayoral elections.
Aug 8, 2007 · Dr. Willie W. Herenton was born on April 23, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee and served as the first African American mayor of that city. Dr. Herenton is a graduate of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis and the University of Memphis.
Willie W. Herenton 1940 – Mayor of Memphis. Chosen Memphis School Superintendent. Elected Mayor of Memphis. Fought Difficult Campaign. Sources. In 1991, Willie W. Herenton made history when he was elected mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
Aug 25, 2019 · An interview with former friend and founding member of the Original African American People's Convention (8-25-2019)
Willie W. Herenton- 1988 Horatio Alger Award Recipient. Born in Memphis in 1940, Willie Herenton grew up in the South during an era of racial segregation. His parents were separated, and he and his sister were raised by their mother and grandmother.
Aug 20, 2020 · In 1991, Willie W. Herenton made history when he was elected mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis—the city where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968—had never previously elected an African American mayor.
Willie Wilbert Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected as the first elected African-American Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected to five consecutive terms and abruptly quit the position mid-way through his fifth term in 2009.
