▁The ▁Chicago ▁Def ender ▁named ▁Lee ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁" M ost ▁Use ful ▁Men " ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁at ▁vot er ▁registration ▁in ▁M emph is . ▁ ▁Lee ▁became ▁Grand ▁Commission er ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁El ks ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁M emph is ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁B ene vol ent ▁and ▁Prote ct ive ▁Order ▁of ▁El ks ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Lee ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁African - American ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁US ▁post ▁office ▁named ▁after ▁him , ▁in ▁M emph is . ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁M emph is ▁black ▁leaders ▁became ▁more ▁radical ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Lee ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁more ▁conserv ative . ▁ ▁He ▁opposed ▁the ▁violence ▁of ▁the ▁Rap ▁Brown ▁' Black ▁Power ' ▁movement , ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁around ▁the ▁country ▁critic izing ▁black ▁power ▁movements ▁towards ▁violence . ▁ ▁He ▁believed ▁black ▁people ▁should ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁white ▁sense ▁of ▁conscience ▁to ▁gu ilt ▁rather ▁than ▁simply ▁demand ▁their ▁own ▁rights ▁through ▁violence . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁George ▁Lee ' s ▁speech es ▁have ▁been ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Record , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Lee ' s ▁portrait ▁was ▁hung ▁in ▁the ▁Rot unda ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Capit ol . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0