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June 2, 1927: Cleveland Mayor Carl Burton Stokes, the first African American elected mayor of a major U.S. city, is born. He grew up in public housing at Outhwaite Homes, was a high school drop-out but returned to school after a stint in the Army. Following his time as mayor, a term marked by corruption, Stokes became the first black anchorman in New York City as an anchor at WNBC-TV in 1972. He died April 3, 1996.
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