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Reconstruction Period Research Forum
Bettye Jackson First Black Council Prez
**Decatur gets first black City Council president during swearing-in ceremony full of sentiment
http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/041005/decatur.shtml
Through a tearful smile, Bettye Jackson said her late husband Lorenzo was in City Hall on Monday, watching his son.
Decatur Daily 5 October 2004