I don't know if he was the first bu David N. Dinkins was one of them and again I don't know if he us the first. :)
Harold Washington was the first African American mayor of Chicago. He replaced Jane Byrne.
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Carl Burton Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major US city. He was elected as mayor in the city of Cleveland, OH in 1968.
First African American and first woman elected mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota was Sharon Sayles Belton.
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To date, I do not believe Tampa has yet to have a black mayor.
He was the first African American mayor of Atlanta
Carl Burton Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major US city. He was elected as mayor in the city of Cleveland, OH in 1968.
David Dinkins was a mayor for New York City. He was the first African American to be the mayor.
1983First African-American elected mayor of Chicago : Harold Washington
David Dinkins.
Yes, the current mayor of Savannah, Georgia, is African American. Van Johnson, who took office in May 2020, is the first African American mayor in the city's history. His leadership has focused on various issues including economic development and community engagement.