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 4E 138 - Sara Roberta Church - Memphis, TN Posted by:  Lat34North
N 35° 08.342 W 090° 02.863
15S E 768984 N 3892452
Located at the Robert Church Park on Beale St, Memphis, TN. There are several historic markers locate here.
Waymark Code: WMT59H
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2016
Views: 2
The plaque reads:
Sara Roberta Church
1914-1995
In 1952, Roberta Church became the first black woman in Memphis to be elected to public office and to the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee. She served as an official in the administrations of Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon. In 1987, Church was the first woman and the first Black named Senior Citizen of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Memphis. The daughter of Republican leader Robert R. Church, Jr., and the granddaughter of Robert R. Church, Sr., her death ended three generations of Churches who were economically, politically and socially active in Memphis.
Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Name: Sara Roberta Church
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 4E 138
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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