Harold Washington
Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who became the first African-American Mayor of Chicago, serving from 1983 until his death in 1987.
Read more about Harold Washington: Early Years and Military Service, Roosevelt College, Northwestern University School of Law, Mayor of Chicago (1983–1987), Death, Legacy
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“Political life at Washington is like political life in a suburban vestry.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)