There are 2 article(s) tagged Lt. George Washington Lee:

• April 2021

  • Sanford: Judge Harry Wellford left a legacy of leadership in politics and the law

    The judge deserves to be remembered as one of the most consequential public figures in Memphis during the second half of the 20th century, says Otis Sanford.

    By Otis Sanford April 30, 2021

• February 2021

  • Opinion: Legacy of George W. Lee is instructive for today’s GOP

    Lee encouraged Black Memphians to support Democrat Lyndon Johnson in 1964. But when emerging Black leaders in Memphis pleaded for Lee to officially abandon the Republican Party and become a Democrat, he graciously declined.

    By Otis Sanford February 04, 2021