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TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY

By John L. Sampson

 
Posted by John L. Sampson [1] on Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

    Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough President

    February 23, 1965

    Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a major American city.

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