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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
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