In 1974, U. W. Clemon became one of the first two blacks to be elected to the Alabama State Senate since Reconstruction. In his two terms, he chaired the Rules and Judiciary Committees, respectively, and vigorously opposed Governor George C. Wallace on various racial issues. Clemon was born in Fairfield, Alabama. At age 13, he […]
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