Harold Washington was born on this day in Chicago, Illinois. He would go on to become the city’s first African American mayor, elected in 1983. Washington’s leadership was marked by a commitment to reform, equity, and coalition-building across racial and class lines. His election symbolized a major shift in political power in one of America’s largest cities and remains a pivotal moment in Black political history.
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