...black elected to the New Ellenton City Council, serving two four-year terms. He also was New Ellenton's first black police commissioner in 1991 and was mayor pro tem in 1992. Mr. Adams said Rainbow/PUSH has scores of celebrity members, and...

...He served on the council for eight years, becoming the city's mayor pro tem. He was New Ellenton's first black police commissioner and became the first black mayor after former Mayor Randy Shaw resigned during a scandal that eventually sent...