Cohen bill would remove the name of segregationist congressman from Memphis’ federal building
The late Clifford Davis was a one-time member of the Ku Klux Klan who voted against Civil Rights Act of 1964
Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., wants to remove the name of the late segregationist congressman Clifford Davis from Memphis’ Downtown federal building. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
A bill by Rep. Steve Cohen would remove the name of the late segregationist congressman Clifford Davis from Memphis’ Downtown federal building and courthouse.
Christopher Fulton
Christopher Fulton is a freelance journalist living in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He is a graduate student in the Journalism Department at the University of Memphis and a former intern for the university’s Institute for Public Service Reporting.
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