Talk:John W. Winters

Predecessor
Who was the African American city councilman who preceeded him in 1900? Were any of his other predecessors notable? FloridaArmy (talk) 12:53, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Johnson 2009 doesn't say. It would've been during the tail end of the Fusionism era. But as per this source there were two black men serving on the Raleigh Board of Commissioners (the city council's predecessor I think) in 1868, being appointed by the Reconstruction authorities, and several won election to the body through 1875 (when Reconstruction ended). Some of these men might be notable but I doubt all of them are. One who almost certainly is is James H. Harris (see bio here), who was one of the two black men appointed in 1868 (source, which describes him as the city's top black leader at the time before becoming a state senator). -Indy beetle (talk) 18:57, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Nm, he has an article at James Harris (North Carolina politician). -Indy beetle (talk) 18:58, 9 November 2021 (UTC)
 * The last two black men on the Raleigh City Council/Board of Commissioners before Winters were James Hamlin (born 1859, best known for Hamlin Drug Store, famous in Raleigh until it closed several years ago) and Charles Williams (born 1860, educator), per this. They left office in May 1901. -Indy beetle (talk) 19:10, 9 November 2021 (UTC)