William Wendell Martin, a 58-year-old Black man who rose from Cleveland, Mississippi, to become an attorney and longtime Harrison County supervisor in Gulfport, spent most of his adult life as a public figure whose days were filled with courthouse meetings, church commitments, and community work. A member of the Church of Christ, he had served as Supervisor for District 4 for more than fifteen years, gaining a reputation as a visible, hands-on official in the county’s most populous area. Frien
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