harry cummings, it shows there are some black elected official in maryland that distinction belongs in aannapolis and any way, i that being said, i wanted to, i'm not really a historian or a speaker which is why i make my living writing, i guess. but i guess i wanted to speak a little bit about the jackson collection and as it relates to politics. because i first became -- i was a reporter for the sun and i first became aware as a jackson collection maybe 20 years ago, probably at least 20 years ago when i discovered when i was on a geneological bender here, i discovered that they had a transcript of an interview of a gentleman by the name of william lloyd adams. also known as little willy adams. that name may ring a bell with some of you. he just passed away last year at 97. he was -- it's funny how that will change things, change people's recollection of things. he was a multi, multimillionaire. he was a developer, real estate, magnet, if you will. and a political power from probably the -- i would say the '40 right on through the '80s, the mid-'80s. i've always been fascinated by hi

harry cummings was not, by the way, contrary to some published fficial, the first elected in maryland. that distinction belongs to an annapolis alder man actually. but anyway, that being said, i wanted to sort of not -- i'm not really a historian, as you can probably tell, not much of a speaker which is why i kind of make my living writing, i guess. i guess i wanted to speak a little bit about the mckel done jackson collection as it relates to politics. i was a reporter for the sun and i first became aware of the mckel done jackson collection maybe 20 years ago, probably at least 20 years ago when i discovered when i was on a genealogical bender up here one day that they had, as jeanologists want to go on -- i discovered they had a transcript of an interview of a gentleman by the name of william lloyd adams, also known as willy adams or little willy adams. that name may ring a bell with some of you. he just passed away last year at 97. he was -- it's funny how death will change things, change people's recollection ps of things. but he was a multi, multi millionaire, developer, real es