Herenton’s Long Legacy
The former mayor’s journey through City Hall and his quest to return
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton talked with reporters after a Women for Herenton campaign event Saturday at his headquarters at 3358 S. Third St. (Mike Kerr/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Former mayor Willie Herenton is the city's longest-serving mayor and its first elected African-American mayor, with a colorful legacy. His bid to return after a decade away is the next chapter in that legacy.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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