J. W. Morgan

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  • Alexander High School 1950 
  • Employed State Bank and Trust - 33 years 
  • First African American Radio Announcer in Brookhaven 
  • First African American Alderman of Ward 1
  • First African American Mayor Pro Tempore of Brookhaven, MS 
  • Brookhaven Housing Authority 
  • President Alexander Junior High PTA 
  • Member of Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, NAACP
  • North Third Street -  renamed JW Morgan Way in 2005 
  • Alexander High School Legacy Hall of Honor, 2014 
  • Foundation VIP 2015 
  • Married Mary Kelly Richardson, one stepson, one adopted son 
  • Member St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church 
  • Died 2017 
J. W. Morgan