SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Who was the first African American mayor in Chicago?
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Harold Washington
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Matthew Henson
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Haven Griffin
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Jesse Jackson
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago . Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city’s mayor in April 1983.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sawyer was selected as the 53rd Mayor of Chicago, Illinois after the sudden death of then–mayor Harold Washington, serving from December 2, 1987 until April 24, 1989. A member of the Democratic Party, Sawyer was an alderman, and the second African-American to serve as mayor of Chicago.
Detailed explanation-3: -Richard M. Daley, 54th mayor, 1989-2011. Rahm Emanuel, 55th mayor, 2011-2019. Lori Lightfoot, 56th mayor, 2019-
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