Complex sentence: He was the first elected Black mayor of a U.S. metropolitan city and the first in the state of Indiana.Carl Stokes was elected days later as the mayor of Cleveland, and was sworn into office prior to Hatcher's inauguration.
Split into simpler sentences: He was the first elected Black mayor of a U.S. metropolitan city and the first in the state of Indiana. However, Carl Stokes was elected days later as the mayor of Cleveland, and was sworn into office prior to Hatcher's inauguration.