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Interview with Mayor Arthur Bea Williams (2005) - The Harold Ferguson Collection
Harold Ferguson
Sound | 2005 | Color | English

Categories:
2000s
Wichita County
Wichita Falls
Television News
City Government
Politics
The Harold Ferguson Collection
Texas Locations:
Wichita County
Wichita Falls
In this brief news interview from 2005, Arthur Bea Williams—the first Black mayor of Wichita Falls, Texas—comments on the city’s recent political turmoil. After explaining why the full city council needs to be present to vote on particular issues, Williams addresses the controversy over the settlement paid to city official Jan Strickland upon her forced retirement. Williams concludes by emphasizing her strong moral compass and her duty to all the citizens of Wichita Falls.
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