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Election of 1st Black Mayor Forever Changed Politics

by David Barnett, NPR
November 7, 2007

Carl Stokes was elected the nation's first black mayor 40 years ago today in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the grandson of a slave and he beat the grandson of a president. The electoral victory forever changed American politics as it encouraged black voter registration.

David Barnett reports for member station WCPN in Cleveland.

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