NAACP Freedom Fund gathering reflects political balancing act
Gospel singer Nehemiah Harris performs for local leaders and NAACP members during the Freedom Fund luncheon on Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Guest House at Graceland. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Branch NAACP honored three leaders of the efforts to remove Confederate monuments from two local parks and in the process Saturday reflected the balancing act that is a feature of the race for Memphis mayor.
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