In 1967 Carl Stokes defeated Seth Taft to become the first black mayor of a major U.S. city, this one
(1927-1996) | The Black Past: Remembered and ... [PAR] Math Question: * 1 + 1 = ... Carl B. Stokes, lawyer, anchorman, U.S. diplomat and 
the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city, was born on June 21, 1927 
to Charles ...