Charles Bussey as Manpower Consortium head [graphic]. [197-?]

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Charles Bussey as Manpower Consortium head [graphic]. [197-?]

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Negative taken of Charles Bussey, Manpower Consortium head, speaking while seated at a table, pen in right hand. Charles Bussey was born December 18, 1918 and died June 16, 1996. A Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas native, Bussey was Little Rock's first African American mayor in 1981 and Arkansas' first African American elected official since reconstruction. Bussey was a sheriff's deputy, when he broke the racial barriers by winning a seat on the City Board of Directors in 1969. Bussey helped develop programs for children and disadvantaged people. The Pathfinders childcare center was dedicated in his honor. He was a member of the City Board of Directors until 1990.

1 copy negative : b&w ; 13 x 10 cm. (5 x 4 in.)

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Manpower Consortium (Ark.)

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Bussey, Charles, 1918-1996.

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...