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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1984

Page

12

Black Mayors Grow Across the United States

The piece lists prominent black mayors including Lionel J. Wilson of Oakland 68 Democrat judge and lawyer Tom Bradley 66 Los Angeles police lieutenant and lawyer Marion S Barry Jr 47 Washington D C politician Loretta Glickman Pasadena Eva Mack West Palm Beach and notes many Black men and women serve as mayors nationwide with lines linking each to their cities on a map.

Loretta Glickman Pasadena Calif Eva Mack West Palm Beach Fla Martin Luther King Jr Martin Luther King King Atlanta Montgomery Memphis

Afro-American History Month Theme For 1984

February is Afro-American History month sponsored by the Association for the Study of Afro American Life and History in Washington DC. The 1984 theme is Black Americans and the Struggle for Excellence in Education.

The Association For the Study of Washington, D.C

Mary McLeod Bethune Founding Bethune-Cookman College Leader

Mary McLeod Bethune a prominent black leader advised four U.S. presidents and founded Bethune Cookman College in Daytona Beach Florida. This Mini Page piece by Betty Debnam from 1984 Universal Press Syndicate highlights her enduring legacy.

Mary McLeod Bethune Our Country Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Beach Fla Betty Debnam Universal Press Syndicate Akeem Olajuwon University of Houston Cougars Akeem Nigeria Africa

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U.S Lionel J. Wilson Oakland, Calif Democrat Tom Bradley Los Angeles, Calif Marion S. Barry Jr Harold Washington Chicago, Ill Richard Arrington Jr Birmingham, Ala Wilson Goode Philadelphia Ernest Morial New Orleans Andrew Young Roy A. West Richmond Detroit Mich Kenneth A. Gibson Newark, N.J Teacher’s Guide Gus Goopsports
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