Sanford: Who was Odell Horton? ‘An exceptional man,’ that’s who
Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal Building east entrance on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Davis, was a member of the Klan and a segregationist. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
Horton was a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta and Howard University Law School in Washington. After an illustrious career in Memphis, the federal judiciary would be Horton’s final and most impactful calling.
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