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In the early 1970s, Pendleton and other black leaders in Shreveport filed suits to establish single-member districts on the [[Caddo Parish School Board]] and the Caddo Parish Police Jury (the parish governing body, renamed the Caddo Parish Commission in 1984). As a result, blacks soon gained representation on both public bodies.
In the early 1970s, Pendleton and other black leaders in Shreveport filed suits to establish single-member districts on the [[Caddo Parish School Board]] and the Caddo Parish Police Jury (the parish governing body, renamed the Caddo Parish Commission in 1984). As a result, blacks soon gained representation on both public bodies.
Pendleton and the late Shreveport [[attorney]] Hilary Huckaby, III, formed BULL, which sued in federal court to abolish the former [ity commission form of municipal government. Under the five-member commission system, the council members were elected at-large. At the time, Shreveport was majority white—it became majority black in the 2000 [[census]] -- and no blacks won any of the commission positions. When an executive mayor and legislative council system was adopted in 1978, blacks began to win seats on the seven-member single-member-district council and later dominated the mayor's office as well.
Pendleton and the late Shreveport [[attorney]] Hilary Huckaby, III, formed BULL, which sued in federal court to abolish the former city commission form of municipal government. Under the five-member commission system, the council members were elected at-large. At the time, Shreveport was majority white—it became majority black in the 2000 [[census]] -- and no blacks won any of the commission positions. When an executive mayor and legislative council system was adopted in 1978, blacks began to win seats on the seven-member single-member-district council and later dominated the mayor's office as well.
Dr. Pendleton was appointed by then [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to the Louisiana State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, an investigative body formed through the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] and guided to passage by then Senate Majority Leader Johnson. Pendleton served on the committee for more than a decade. Pendleton was also active in the Shreveport branch of the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] and organized the NAACP Youth Council.
Dr. Pendleton was appointed by then [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] to the Louisiana State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, an investigative body formed through the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] and guided to passage by then Senate Majority Leader Johnson. Pendleton served on the committee for more than a decade. Pendleton was also active in the Shreveport branch of the [[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] and organized the NAACP Youth Council.
Pendleton was the founder of a Shreveport-area committee which lobbied for the employment of African Americans in the broadcasting industry. Pendleton was the first president of the Caddo Community Action Agency, the anti-poverty program created through the Johnson administration's [[Great Society]]. Pendleton worked with such black leaders as Alphonse J. Jackson (1927-2014), a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and the educator Dr. Jesse Nealand Stone, Jr. (1924-2001), to promote civil rights activities.
Pendleton was the founder of a Shreveport-area committee which lobbied for the employment of African Americans in the broadcasting industry. Pendleton was the first president of the Caddo Community Action Agency, the anti-poverty program created through the Johnson administration's [[Great Society]]. Pendleton worked with such black leaders as Alphonse J. Jackson (1927-2014), a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, and the educator Dr. Jesse Nealand Stone, Jr. (1924-2001), to promote civil rights activities.
The Pendleton-Jackson alliance did not happen without effort. Jackson defeated Pendleton for the Democratic nomination for the House District 2 seat in the Louisiana legislature in a hotly contested runoff primary held on December 18, 1971. Pendleton event sued Jackson in a failed attempt either to reverse the results or to gain a new election.
The Pendleton-Jackson alliance did not happen without effort. Jackson defeated Pendleton for the Democratic nomination for the House District 2 seat in the Louisiana legislature in a hotly contested runoff primary held on December 18, 1971. Pendleton event sued Jackson in a failed attempt either to reverse the results or to gain a new election.
==Civic leadership==
==Civic leadership==
Dr. Pendleton did not confine his activities to civil rights. He was also involved in [[education]], [[health]], [[business]], [[culture]], and [[House|housing]] in his community. His civic work also had the effect of expanding the opportunities for African Americans in northwest Louisiana.
Dr. Pendleton did not confine his activities to civil rights but also [[education]], [[health]], [[business]], [[culture]], and [[housing]] in his community. His civic work also had the effect of expanding the opportunities for African Americans in northwest Louisiana.
Pendleton received a plethora of awards: foremost among his accolades were the Liberty Bell award by the Shreveport Bar Association in 1988 and the Business Leader of the Year award from the Shreveport [[Chamber of Commerce]] in 1990. In 1991, Dr. and Mrs. Pendleton jointly received the Brotherhood, Sisterhood Humanitarian award presented from the National Conference of Christians and Jews (renamed the National Conference for Community and Justice). That same year, he was inducted into the Junior Achievement of the North Louisiana Business Hall of Fame.
Pendleton received a plethora of awards: foremost among his accolades were the Liberty Bell award by the Shreveport Bar Association in 1988 and the Business Leader of the Year award from the Shreveport [[Chamber of Commerce]] in 1990. In 1991, Dr. and Mrs. Pendleton jointly received the Brotherhood, Sisterhood Humanitarian award presented from the National Conference of Christians and Jews (renamed the National Conference for Community and Justice). That same year, he was inducted into the Junior Achievement of the North Louisiana Business Hall of Fame.