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Mary Williams-Neal was born in Pace, Mississippi in 1948 into a sharecropper family. She moved to Kansas City in 1969 |
Mary Williams-Neal was born in Pace, Mississippi in 1948 into a sharecropper family. She moved to Kansas City in 1969 eventually attended the University of Missouri- Kansas City and went on to study at Harvard University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary Williams-Neal Community Center |url=https://theclio.com/entry/196389 |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Clio |language=en}}</ref> |
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Williams-Neal died on April 2, 2023. The Brush Creek Community Center was renamed in her honor. |
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Mary Williams-Neal was a public servant from Kansas City, Missouri. She served as a city councilwoman from 1995-2003 and as Kansas City Parks Commissioner from 2019 until her death.[1]
Life
Mary Williams-Neal was born in Pace, Mississippi in 1948 into a sharecropper family. She moved to Kansas City in 1969, where she worked at Gates Bar-B-Que. Williams-Neal eventually attended the University of Missouri- Kansas City and went on to study at Harvard University.[2]
Williams-Neal died on April 2, 2023. The Brush Creek Community Center was renamed in her honor.
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