Carl B. Stokes: America's First Black Mayor
Friday February 13, 2009
As Black History Month continues, it's only fitting to mention Carl B. Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland from 1967 to 1971 -- the first Black mayor of a major American city. Stokes didn't stop with politics. After his term as mayor, he moved to New York City, where he became the first Black television anchor in that city. After 11 years in broadcasting, Mr. Stokes returned to Cleveland, where he became a municipal judge. In 1993, President Clinton appointed Carl Stokes as ambassador to the Seychelles. He passed away in 1996 and is buried in Cleveland's Lake View Cemetery (Public Domain Photo)
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Hey I can’t beleave that he had died it look like he was a great guy he.I wish i could seen him for i can really get to know him.
Sorry to break this to you, but Mr. Stokes was not the first black mayor of a major city in America. Floyd J. McCree was mayor of Flint Michigan by 1966, a full year before this guy was. Flint had a population of 200,000 people at the time.
i really think carl b stokes was a very smart