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This Week In Black History

Oct 5, 1867 – Monroe Baker gets appointed as first Black mayor of St. Martin, Louisiana.

Oct 5, 1867 – Monroe Baker gets appointed as first Black mayor of St. Martin, Louisiana.
  • PublishedOctober 5, 2020

Monroe Baker, a well-to-do Black businessman, named mayor of St. Martin, Louisiana. He was probably the first Black to serve as mayor of a town.

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