Happy Tom Lee Day!
100 years ago today, a Black Memphian named Tom Lee, who could not swim, saved the lives of 32 people after riverboat M.E. Norman capsized in the swift Mississippi River currents.
#TomLee
#TomLeeDay
#TomLeePark
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100 years ago today, a Black Memphian named Tom Lee, who could not swim, saved the lives of 32 people after riverboat M.E. Norman capsized in the swift Mississippi River currents.
#TomLee
#TomLeeDay
#TomLeePark
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![In October 2006, a bronze sculpture by artist David Alan Clark [4] was erected in the park to commemorate the event and to honor the civil hero. The sculpture depicts the rescue of a survivor saved from drowning in the Mississippi River.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hjp6jpxoxygsyudlwzij5j3o/bafkreih45jlw6wysxcr675oz7aunegooznvrdvcwsn54ax7upyccwbn65e)
May 8, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Happy Tom Lee Day!
100 years ago today, a Black Memphian named Tom Lee, who could not swim, saved the lives of 32 people after riverboat M.E. Norman capsized in the swift Mississippi River currents.
#TomLee
#TomLeeDay
#TomLeePark
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100 years ago today, a Black Memphian named Tom Lee, who could not swim, saved the lives of 32 people after riverboat M.E. Norman capsized in the swift Mississippi River currents.
#TomLee
#TomLeeDay
#TomLeePark
🧵 1/3