In 1967 Carl Stokes defeated Seth Taft to become the first black mayor of a major U.S. city, this one
Able to mobilize both black and white voters, he defeated 
Seth Taft, the grandson of a former U.S. president, with a 50.5... [DOC] [TLE] STOKES BELIEVES // 1967 CARL STOKES CAMPAIGN ... - Pinterest [PAR] Stokes, 40 years old at the time, defeated Seth Taft (grandson of the former 
president) to become the first-ever African American mayor of a major U.S. city.