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The first African-American mayors were elected during Reconstruction in the Southern United States beginning about 1867. African Americans in the South were also elected to many local offices, such as sheriff and Justice of the Peace, and state offices such as legislatures as well as a smaller number of federal offices.
The National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) was incorporated in 1974 and was originally organized as the Southern Conference of Black Mayors (SCBM) forty years ago.The thirteen mayors who founded the group were elected after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and held its first meeting in Santee, South Carolina.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Mayors of places in the United States. ... National Conference of Black Mayors; W. Robert Major Walker
The residents of America’s four largest cities have spoken, and their votes have favored Black mayors. New York City, Chicago, The post Black mayors to lead four largest U.S. cities after Bass ...
From New York to Los Angeles, Black mayors are getting the chance to prove that they can lead American cities through crises. Black mayors are fighting to save America’s biggest cities Skip to ...
Jaylen Smith, 18, is now the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history after the college freshman won an election on Tuesday to become head city official of Earle, Ark.
Appointed as Mayor-Commissioner before being elected in his own right Lost renomination Marion Barry (1936–2014) Democratic: District of Columbia: January 2, 1979: January 2, 1991: Retired January 2, 1995: January 2, 1999: Retired Sharon Pratt (born 1944) Democratic: District of Columbia: January 2, 1991: January 2, 1995: Lost renomination ...
First African-American elected mayor in New Mexico: Albert Johnson [22] First African-American mayor in New Mexico: Albert Johnson [23] 1977; First African-American to serve on the California Supreme Court: Wiley W. Manuel