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The Evansville weekly Our Age, which was in circulation by 1878, is the first known African American newspaper in Indiana. [1] Alternatively, some sources assign the title of first to the Indianapolis Leader [2] or the Logansport Colored Visitor, [3] both of which were first published in August 1879. A 1996 survey of Indiana's African American ...
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 1967 Gary, Indiana, mayoral election, held on November 7, saw the election of Richard G. Hatcher. This was, along with the coinciding election in Cleveland, Ohio , the first election of an African American as mayor of an American city with a population over 100,000. [ 1 ]
Central Indiana election results: See live vote tallies here as results are announced As of just before 9 p.m., 78% of the vote had been counted in Marion County, or 146 out of the 186 vote centers.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Councilwoman Sharon Tucker was chosen Saturday as the new mayor of Indiana’s second most populous city, and its first Black leader, during a caucus to ...
[1] [2] His election came alongside the election of Richard G. Hatcher in the 1967 Gary, Indiana, mayoral election. Together, these were the first elections of African-Americans as mayors of cities over 100,000. [3] Stoke's election came in a city which was, at the time, 68% white. [2]
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Sharon Tucker is an American politician who has been mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana since April 2024, [1] the second-largest city in the state.She previously served as a Fort Wayne City Councilwoman from the 6th District from 2020 to 2024, and previously served as a member of the Allen County Council from 2015 to 2020. [2]