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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.
On May 3, 2016 he was elected mayor of Norfolk, Virginia with 51.6% of the vote in a three-way race. [22] He is the city's first black mayor. He has served as President of the Beacon Light Civic League, vice-chair of Norfolk's Planning Commission, and member of Norfolk's Human Service Commission and Economic Development Authority.
George Freeman Bragg, editor of the Virginia Lancet. Front page of the Richmond Planet from 1902. This is a list of African American newspapers that have been published in Virginia. It includes both current and historical newspapers. The first African American newspaper in the state was The True Southerner, in 1865. [1]
In 1968, Jordan was elected to the Norfolk City Council and became the first black person to hold the seat since 1889. [3] [13] In 1971, Jordan was the only black member of the city council. [14] In 1972, he became the vice-mayor of Norfolk. [15] In 1974, Jordan resigned as vice-mayor in protest, "saying the city is being run by the Norfolk ...
Bibliography of American Newspapers cataloged and inventoried by the Virginia Newspaper Project (Database searchable by locale) "Virginia Newspapers". Historical U.S. Newspapers Online. Library Guides. Ohio: Bowling Green State University. Newspapers that are freely available on the Internet "News: Newspapers: Regional: United States: Virginia ...
Category: Mayors of Norfolk, Virginia. 2 languages. ... Vincent Thomas (mayor) W. Joseph D. Wood This page was last edited on 22 November 2023, at 18:00 (UTC ...
James W. Holley III (November 24, 1926 – October 5, 2012) was an American politician and dental surgeon.Holley became the first Black mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia, [2] and ultimately the city's longest serving mayor, although both his mayoral terms (separated by a decade) ended with his being recalled from office.
1950 advertisement for the new facility to be occupied by WTAR and recently started WTAR-TV. [3]On April 21, 1948, the WTAR Radio Corporation—owner of WTAR (790 AM) and associated with Norfolk's two daily newspapers, The Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch—applied to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit to build a new television station on ...