[DOC] [TLE] List of first African-American mayors - Wikipedia [PAR] In the 19th century in the American South during Reconstruction, African 
Americans began to ... First Elected (1967) African American mayor of a large 
U.S. city: Richard G. ... First African American mayor of a large U.S. city: Carl 
Stokes (Cleveland, ... First African American elected mayor of a major Southern 
city: Maynard... [DOC] [TLE] Carl Stokes - Wikipedia [PAR] Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927  April 3, 1996) was an American politician of 
the Democratic party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Elected 
on November 7, 1967, and taking office on January 1, 1968, he was the first black 
elected mayor of a major U.S. city. ... In 1970, the National League of Cities voted 
him its first black president-elect... [DOC] [TLE] The Three Generations of Black Mayors in America | Newgeography ... [PAR] Nov 29, 2014 ... These cities  notably Cleveland, Gary, Newark and Detroit among large cities ... 
Cities that elected first black mayors after the Black Power Era, during a ... with a 
different demographic landscape in most major American cities. ... His eventual 
win in 1967 garnered him plenty of national attention as he... [DOC] [TLE] Carl Stokes, 68, Dies; Precedent-Setting Mayor - The New York Times [PAR] Apr 4, 1996 ... Mr. Stokes became the first black Democrat elected to the Legislature in ... The 
problems of poverty and discrimination in American cities, he had said, ... When 
Cleveland went into default in 1978, Mayor George Voinovich ... Last year, 
President Clinton appointed him Ambassador to the .... Create Account. [DOC] [TLE] Dinkins Elected New York Mayor : Politics: The Democrat is the first ... [PAR] Nov 8, 1989 ... Dinkins Elected New York Mayor : Politics: The Democrat is the first black to hold 
that office. ... would make him the first black to win election as a governor in U.S. 
history. But his margin was so thin--less than 1% with 99% of the vote ... and 
Cleveland, the first major city to elect a black mayor in 1967, put... [DOC] [TLE] American Experience.Eyes on the Prize.The Story of the Movement ... [PAR] Aug 23, 2006 ... The PBS program Making Schools Work looks at present-day school problems 
and ... In 1967, no major American city has ever elected a black mayor. ... Martin 
Luther King, appear with him. ... Though 80% of Cleveland voters are Democrats, 
some white voters switch to the Republican candidate, Seth Taft. [DOC] [TLE] Black Mayors: Newark in Context | Street Fight | POV | PBS [PAR] The first black mayors of major U.S. cities were elected in 1967. Since the 1970s, 
nearly every large city in America has had a black mayor at some point ... U.S. 
city was Carl Stokes, a Democrat who was elected mayor of Cleveland, Ohio in 
1967. ... strong black leaders and increased political consciousness and electoral
... [DOC] [TLE] Carl Stokes - Teaching Cleveland [PAR] Nov 4, 2007 ... With 70 percent of the vote counted, Republican Seth Taft had built what ... The 
Cleveland that elected Carl B. Stokes mayor was a far cry from than ... There was 
no blueprint for electing a black mayor of a major American city. ... That was the 
one back in 1967 that made him, in the sense of history, immortal. [DOC] [TLE] King's Speech - Cleveland Magazine [PAR] Mar 20, 2012 ... 23, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at Lafayette School in Cleveland, ... 
and out of the building, registering to vote in Cleveland's 1967 race for mayor. ... 
Carl Stokes, who hoped to become the first black mayor of a major American city. 
... aide to Dr. King who often came to Cleveland with him in 1967. [DOC] [TLE] Stuff Black People Don't Like - SBPDL: Cleveland: Rocks! Carl ... [PAR] Oct 21, 2012 ... Elected in 1967, Stokes aligned himself with the black power element in ... He, of 
course, enjoyed

Question: In 1967 voters elected him Cleveland mayor, making him the first black mayor of a major U.S. city
Answer: Carl Stokes