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Retired attorney still driven to solve 1940 slaying of NAACP member – The Tennessee Tribune

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Fourteen years ago, Jim Emison began a mission to find out who killed a man believed to be the first NAACP activist slain for trying to register black voters. As a new year begins, the retired 82-year-old white attorney is still on the case, and he’s also making sure that Elbert Williams is not forgotten. Emison recently talked about his efforts during a lecture at Vanderbilt University, his alma mater. He said he’s currently working on the esta…
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tntribune.com broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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