Post office named for Leland – Chron.com

Post office named for LelandChron.comA U.S. post office in the Third Ward area will be named after former U.S. Representative Mickey Leland. The bill to name the Southmore post office building in the 4100 block of Almeda after the civil rights pioneer was passed by unanimous consent in … More: …

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Post office named for Leland

The bill to name the Southmore post office building in the 4100 block of Almeda after the civil rights pioneer was passed by unanimous consent in the Senate, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced Tuesday. The building was the site of a 1960 civil rights demonstration that became Houston's first …

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