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Z. Alexander Looby with Mayor Ben West, 1955 February

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Z. Alexander Looby with Mayor Ben West, 1955 February

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Title	Z. Alexander Looby with Mayor Ben West, 1955 February
Personal name	Looby, Z. Alexander (Zephaniah Alexander), 1899-1972; West, Ben, 1911-1974
Topical entry	African American lawyers--Tennessee--Nashville Lawyers--Tennessee--Nashville--History--20th century Civil rights leaders--Tennessee--Nashville Civil rights movements--Tennessee--Nashville--History--20th century Mayors--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Pictured: Nashville Mayor Ben West (left) with Dr. Z Alexander Looby (right), circa February, 1955. Looby was born in Antigua, British West Indies, on April 8, 1899. He was a notable African-American lawyer and a staunch civil rights advocate and served on the old city council and the new Metropolitan Council for twenty years. In 1963 Looby became a member of the Metropolitan Charter Commission. Mayor Ben West was the 62nd mayor of Nashville, in office from 1951-1963. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 1 photograph negative : b & w ; 4 x 5 in.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1955-02
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 4826 Z. Alexander Looby and Mayor West 001
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
Coverage	1950-1959
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3