4 Though the] board of aldermen since th merger of Winston and Salem. 1 1947, Dr. Kenneth R. William became the first black membt elected to the aldermen and th first black elected to a city cour cil in the South. Williams represented the Sout Third Ward, serving five yeai before he was defeated b Crawford in 1953. Between 188 and 1900, seven blacks had ser ed as aldermen. Winston during that peric operated with three wards wit three representatives from eac ward. Although in 1892 thei mara ? ? ? - - 1-1??1- " nws auiiwsi as many uiacK VOIC as there were white voters (1,2* whites to 1,071 blacks), the m jority. of the blacks lived in tl Third Ward. Jagged Shapes The Third Ward, according the"History of Government, C ty of Winston-Salem" compih by Robert W. Neilson, a retiri director of public works, hadj share of bizarre boundaries. 1 Neilson wrote, "started at 1 and Chestnut streets, runnii North on Chestnut Street Seventh Street, with Seven Street and its extension West the corporation line (the ci limits). North with the corpoi tion line to the Northwest com of the corporation line, then with the North corporation li Eastwardly to the east corpoi tion line, thence with the east c< poration line Southwardly to t south line of First Street, exten ed thence with the south line First Street Westwardly to t point of beginning at Chestr Street." ^ Between 1890 and 1891, t Third Ward was represented R.E. Clement and J.B. Gw^ both black men, and J. Hughes. The next year, only c black man, Aaron A. Moo represented the Third Wai After 1895, there were no bla< representing the Third Ward a no blacks on the board aldermen until Williams v elected ^in 1947. Blacks ran 1 alderman during that period, I there weren't enough black p< pie registered to vote a black a didate into office, said Russel Constant Changes From 1891 to 1895, Winsti Salem consisted of three war each represented by th aldermen who served two-y terms. Between 18% and 19 AL a a . am A f! I A (tl A*/4n tl?? #V% mere were live wr That ward system survived ur he til 1965, when, with Russell' id- help, the city changed the line of again. The eight wards remaine he but their boundaries were con iut pletely redrawn, forming th North, Northeast, East Southeast^ Souths Southwes hp West and Northwest wards. Thj y same year, one other black aide Tl* man, C.C. Ross, w%as elected 1 represent the East Ward. ~~The34y*ars before Willian r*' was elected were a dry period f< electing black candidates, b< Williams said blacks were n< n~; politically dormant. 'The efforts of blacks wei vas down the drain with the collap of the Reconstruction," sa 3Ut Williams. "But we weren't quie Blacks ran for alderman in tl *n" 30s and4406 btif: they lost in tl primary. They gained experien as they critiqued their losses. V were running candidates ev< though we were losing." Russell said those years we on- also used to increase vot ds, registration among blacks, ree ear "The AFL-CIO helped us 00, get our people registered," sa iree Russell. "Before, the precin r a workers were all white, but tl ing AFL-CIO came in and some < them became registrars and th< :ity helped us to get our peop nth registered." ard Once the registration numbe Jet- grew, said Russell, the next st< wasafb~I*ip! ?. ? ? ?A ^ A* 1A A?? 1 J 1% A ir pregnancy snuuiu uc a . and happy journey. 1 your March of Dimes pter for a free booklet >ut good prenatal care. iport... rch of Dimes URTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION this spacf CO?tf?iauTlD 8x Th? pub * V t s now, wardst meant changing the wards and getting more black representation on the board of aldermen. "Once I got in, I worked with Archie Elledge," said Russell. "He wanted to be mayor pro tern and I helped him with the promise that he would help me get the wards realigned." Elledge, a white man, represented the ward that included Happy Hill and Columbia Heights. "We got the plan approved," said Russell, "and it-gave us a second black alderman and a chance for a third in the , neighborhood along North Patterson Avenue." Four Blacks Elected i In 1965. C.C. Ross was elected l as the secbnd black alderman, representing the East ward. In t 1970, two other black aldermen t were elected: Dr. Albert H. ColI DOWNTOWN THRUWAY ? VISIT US OR TELEPHI downtown: 10:00-5:30 thruway daily: 9:00-9:0 Saturday: 9:00-6:00 reynolda manor: 10:00 Saturday: 10:00-6:00 ~~~ ' sizes 4-7 & 8-20 in woven, cotton blend group of plaid Jlannel buttondownor spread. . 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With the exception of a 34-year dry spell, blacks here have had some representation on the board of aldermen. That would lead many people to think that the ward system is a progressive form of government, said Little. But wards, he said, are actually a holdover from a racist era that originally were intended to dilute black voting power. 4'Ward elections aren't a prortrACCit/A fMtu? " T OM2/I " I? WJJI? V ivaiuit, SOJU< II was a holdover from the bigmachine politics that started in the big city. "The at-large system resulted from progressive thinking." Nevertheless, said Davis, wards have been good for Winston-Salem. On two separate occasions, he said, half of the board's members have been black, giving the black community considerable clout in City Hall. 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