[DOC] [TLE] History of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United 
States. Originally ... Since the city government was run by the U.S. federal 
government, black and white school teachers were paid at an ..... In 1957, 
Washington became the first major city in the nation with a majority African-
American population. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History Of African Americans In Washington, DC - www ... [PAR] The first black municipal office holder was elected in 1868. When Washington 
briefly became a federal territory in 1871, African American ... By 1900 
Washington had the largest percentage of African Americans of any city in the 
nation. ... In 1957 Washington's African American population surpassed the 50 
percent mark,... [DOC] [TLE] Black History Milestones - Black History - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of Black History Milestones, including videos, ... 
where Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and the majority eventually ruled that Scott 
was a .... Ferguson, a case that represented the first major test of the meaning of 
the .... but became a widespread movement in cities throughout the North and 
West. [DOC] [TLE] The Civil Rights Movement And The Second Reconstruction, 1945 ... [PAR] Her act of civil disobedience galvanized the U.S. civil rights movement. ... panel 
became the killing ground for a long parade of civil rights proposals. .... in early 
September 1957, was the first major civil rights measure passed since 1875. .... 
elected to Congress from redrawn majority-black districts in which white 
incumbents... [DOC] [TLE] Americans of African Ancestry - World History International [PAR] The black people of the United States are mainly of African ancestry, but many 
have ... Blacks were also concentrated in the largest cities, with more than 1 
million ... Eventually, slavery became rooted in the South's huge cotton and sugar 
plantations. ..... The Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first federal civil rights legislation 
to be... [DOC] [TLE] White Southerners' Reactions to the Civil Rights Movement | IIP Digital [PAR] Dec 29, 2008 ... This article is excerpted from the book Free At Last: The U.S. Civil Rights ... 
Blacks became either clowns or savages, with no area in between. ... In 1957, a 
federal court ordered integration of the Little Rock, Arkansas, public schools. ... 
when that city became the first in the Deep South to desegregate. [DOC] [TLE] The Changing Face of Urban Power - The New York Times [PAR] Jun 30, 2016 ... Demographic shifts in the nation's capital show us how the Democratic and ... In 
1957, Washington became the first large city in the United States to .... Blacks are 
on the verge of losing majority status in Atlanta and Cleveland. [DOC] [TLE] Civil Rights Era (19501963) - The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long ... [PAR] After graduation he began work as the editor of the Kansas City Call, a black 
weekly. ... Under his leadership the NAACP achieved school desegregation, 
major civil rights ..... In 1954 he became the NAACP's first field secretary in the 
state. His main ..... Public Law 85-315, 85th Congress, H.R. 6127 (Civil Rights Act 
of 1957),... [DOC] [TLE] The African American Legacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century [PAR] BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Millennium Theme: Heritage and Horizons: The ... 
September 9, 1957 - President Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957. .... 
Luther King, Jr., was assassinated and race relations became more strained. .... 
Indiana, and one of the first two Black mayors of a major American city (23:9),... [DOC] [TLE] Carl Stokes, 68, Dies; Precedent-Setting Mayor - The New York Times [PAR] Apr 4, 1996 ... Mr. Stokes, who was the United States Ambassador to the Seychelles but ... the 
Cleveland-Marshall Law School, and in 1957 was admitted to the bar. Mr. Stokes 
became the first black Democrat elected to the ... He said after his election that 
white opponents thought the city's overwhelming white majority... [DOC] [TLE] Historical Timeline of Public Education in the

Question: In 1957 it became the USA's first major city with a black majority
Answer: Washington, D.C.