Look Henry Wilkins III (January 4, 1930 – February 20, 1991) was an American politician and educator who served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1991.
Alongside Richard Mays and William Townsend, he was the first African American to serve in the Arkansas Legislature since the Reconstruction era.
Alongside lawyer Richard Mays and optometrist William Townsend, Wilkins was the first African American to serve in the Arkansas Legislature since the Reconstruction era.
[4] Their son, Henry "Hank" Wilkins IV, succeeded his mother in the House in 1999 and served fourteen years in the state legislature.
Their daughter, Cassandra Wilkins, married Rodney E. Slater, who served as United States Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton.