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| | Robert Reed Church, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | In 1916, Robert Church, Jr., founded and financed the Lincoln League in Memphis, which was established to organize the masses of fl citizens to register and vote. |
 | | Robert Church, Jr., was a delegate from Memphis to eight successive Republican National Conventions from 1912-1940, having to battle each time with the white faction opposed to fl participation in the party. |
 | | In the 1920s, when Robert Church, Jr., was at the height of his political influence, E. Crump, the Memphis Democratic leader, had not reached his political zenith. |
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