It was named after Reverend James Preston Poindexter , the first African American City Council Member of Columbus .
By the early 1940s , Poindexter Village , one of the nation 's first public housing projects , was opened in the Near East .
Near East was named after Reverend James Preston Poindexter , the first African American City Council Member of Columbus .
By the early 1940s , Poindexter Village , one of the nation 's first public housing projects , was opened in the Near East .