50 years ago: Cleveland’s Carl Stokes elected first black mayor of a major US city (vintage photos) – cleveland.com

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When Stokes was first elected Cleveland’s Mayor in 1967 (he took office in 1968), he was the first African-American to lead a major American city. At the time, Cleveland was one of the 10 largest cities in the United States and Stokes’ election put the

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