Elzie Odom gets hug from wife Ruby

Creator

Brent Winn

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Identifier

10004892

Description

Elzie Odom wins victory as first African-American councilman in Arlington; gets hug from wife Ruby. He is an American politician, community activist, and former postal worker who served as mayor of Arlington, Texas, from 1997 to 2003 and as an Arlington city councilman from 1990 to 1997. He was born in Newton County, Texas, in 1929, and raised in the freedom colony of Shankleville, Texas.

Archival Date

1990-05-19

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6 05/20/1990 9008

Original Format

Negatives, Color

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

City council members; African American politicians