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William B. Ingram, Memphis Mayor, 1968

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Ingram, William B.
Thomas, Bill
Beckner, Tom
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Oral history, Interviews, Memphis (Tenn.), Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968, Civil rights, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
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19680907_William_B_Ingram_SS138-SS140
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This is an interview with William B. Ingram who was former mayor of Memphis (1964-68) during last term of City Commission, succeeded by Mayor Henry Loeb and new City Council form of government on January 1, 1968. As a fighter pilot during the second World War, Ingram was shot down over Belgium and was prisoner in Germany for 13 months. He attended Southwestern-at-Memphis and Southern Law University and also was appointed judge of City Court in 1957.