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List of first African-American mayors * National Conference of Black Mayors; W. Robert Major Walker This page was last edited on 28 April 2024, at 16:33 (UTC). ...
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.
List of mayors of Nashville, Tennessee; List of mayors of New Albany, Indiana; List of mayors of New Britain, Connecticut; List of mayors of New Brunswick, New Jersey; List of mayors of New Castle, Indiana; List of mayors of New Haven, Connecticut; List of mayors of New Orleans, Louisiana; List of mayors of New York City, New York
First African-American mayor in New Mexico: Albert Johnson [23] 1977; First African-American to serve on the California Supreme Court: Wiley W. Manuel First African-American speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and of any state legislature in the United States since Reconstruction: K. Leroy Irvis
This is a list of African Americans who have served in statewide elected executive offices in the United States, whether they were elected, succeeded or appointed to such elected office. These state constitutional officers have their duties and qualifications mandated in state constitutions.
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.
Mayors of places in the Central African Republic (2 C) Mayors of places in Chad (1 P) Mayors of places in Chile (3 C, 30 P) Mayors of places in China (3 C, 85 P)
Lee Patrick Brown (born October 4, 1937) is an American politician, criminologist and businessman; in 1997 he was the first African-American to be elected mayor of Houston, Texas. He was re-elected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 1998 to 2004.