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Zelma Charles Wyche (January 24, 1918 – September 24, 1999) was an African-American veteran of World War II, civil rights activist, and later an elected politician in Tallulah, the parish seat of Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana. In 1962 Wyche and other plaintiffs won a civil suit against the local registrar and state government, and were able to register to vote. He encouraged other blacks in town to register. Beginning in 1969, and following passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Wyche was elected to the local office of police chief of the city; he was reelected and served eleven years. In 1986 he was elected as mayor of Tallulah, serving one term until 1990. After decades as a grassroots organizer, Wyche began to receive national attention for his work to dismantle racial segregation. In January 1970, six months after he was elected as Tallulah police chief, Ebony Magazine featured him in the article, "Black Lawman in KKK Territory." This was a reference to the Tallulah branch of the Ku Klux Klan, whose numerous local chapters fought desegregation in the American South. Until Wyche became police chief, he had earned his living as a barber. (en) |
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Donald E. Walker (en) Howard Claxton, Sr. (en) |
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Clayton W. Cox (en) Leander A. "Doc" Anthony (en) |
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Dr. Ronald Charles Wyche (en) Elois Wyche Saucer (en) |
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1999-09-24 (xsd:date) |
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Alnita Lajoyce Wyche Saucer (en) Jason J. J. Saucer (en) Marcus K Saucer (en) Maya D. Wyche (en) Nikki Janeen Wyche (en) |
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Zelma Charles Wyche (en) |
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Mayor of Tallulah, Louisiana (en) Police Chief of Tallulah, Louisiana (en) |
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Clayton W. Cox (en) Leander A. "Doc" Anthony (en) |
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Oakwood Cemetery in Tallulah, Louisiana (en) |
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Myrtle Washington Wyche (en) |
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Donald E. Walker (en) Howard Claxton, Sr. (en) |
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Police Chief of Tallulah, Louisiana Zelma Charles Wyche (en) Mayor of Tallulah, Louisiana Zelma Charles Wyche (en) |
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Zelma Charles Wyche (January 24, 1918 – September 24, 1999) was an African-American veteran of World War II, civil rights activist, and later an elected politician in Tallulah, the parish seat of Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana. (en) |
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