House votes to strip klansman’s name from federal building in Memphis
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s bill to remove late congressman Clifford Davis’ name now moves to the Senate.
Christopher Fulton
Investigative Reporter
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.
There are 5 articles by Christopher Fulton :
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November 2021
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Metro
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February 2021
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Shelby County Investigators puzzled by dumping of animal carcasses on public land
Someone has been dumping dead horses, cows and deer on county land not far from a public trail along the Wolf River near Shelby Farms. Investigators can’t figure out who.
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January 2021
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State Government Cohen bill would remove the name of segregationist congressman from Memphis’ federal building
A bill by Rep. Steve Cohen would remove the name of the late segregationist congressman Clifford Davis from Memphis’ Downtown federal building and courthouse.
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November 2020
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Metro Should ex-Klansman’s name remain on Memphis’ federal building?
For 50 years the name of the late congressman and one-time Klansman Clifford Davis has clung to the federal building in Downtown Memphis. His family says it’s time to take his name down.
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September 2020
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City of Memphis ‘It was torture’ — Video shows MPD officer repeatedly stunning a handcuffed suspect with Taser
Officer Otto Kiehl received a 10-day suspension but the case is one of several serious incidents of police abuse not sent to prosecutors to weigh possible criminal charges.
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