99 years later, Tom Lee’s heroism remains relevant in poetry competition
Charmeal Neely Alexander, the great-niece of Tom Lee, speaks at Beale Street Landing May 8. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Against a wall of windows facing a wind-swept Mississippi River, a small group of people at Beale Street Landing raised a toast to Tom Lee Wednesday, May 8, in the park named in his honor.
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