Shown here are Florence native Gould Beech (1913-2000) and his wife, Mary (1914-2000). Gould Beech was a pioneering journalist who spent his career promoting progressive causes. Mary was a progressive activist who worked on a number of political campaigns, including that of Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to the Texas State Senate.
Gould and Mary Beech
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Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by Alabama Media Group. Photo by Buddy Smith, Mobile Press-Register.
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