In 1967 Carl Stokes defeated Seth Taft to become the first black mayor of a major U.S. city, this one
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problems of poverty and discrimination in American cities, he... [DOC] [TLE] Carl B. Stokes - Ohio History Central [PAR] Stokes was one of the first African Americans to serve as mayor of a major U.S. 
city ... became the first African-American television news anchor in New York City.