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Black Power Rising as Negroes Enter Politics Nationwide
Washington state Republican Art Fletcher could become the first Negro governor if he wins the November election. The United Press International survey notes about 650 to 700 Negroes hold or seek office nationwide, with many running in the Old South and major cities.
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UPI
Art Fletcher
Washington State
Bill Muncey
Seattle
Fletcher
Pasco
Rap Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Carl Stokes
Cleveland
U.S
Edward Brooke
Massachusetts
Tuskegee
Ala
Leroy Johnson
Atlanta
SRC
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Ohio
Hough
Louis Stokes
New York
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
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Fannie Jones
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