Philip West
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Philip West is the former mayor of Natchez, Mississippi. He and other leaders were honored in 2024 at a Martin Lither King Jr. Day parade.[1] He chaired the Adams County Board of Supervisors and was briefly a candidate for governor. He is a Democrat.[2] He played baseball at Alcorn State and is in the Alcorn State Hall of Fame.[2] He was the first African American to serve as mayor of Natchez.[3] He has also served as a school board member and advocated for bonds to fund education programs, accusing opponents of not wanting to fund education for black students.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Service, Jackson Advocate News (January 15, 2024). "Natchez Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade slated for Monday, Jan. 15". Jackson Advocate.
- ^ a b "Former Natchez mayor entered governor's race to highlight state's woes, drops out to avoid hurting other Democrats - Mississippi Today". May 30, 2019.
- ^ "Race, politics and the evolving South". NBC News. August 16, 2004.
- ^ "School Board meeting turns ugly after board member calls residents racist". July 24, 2017.
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