Robert T. Tobin
Robert Terry Tobin (September 10, 1910—September 13, 2007) was an African-American educator who became the first and, to date, only member of his race to have served as mayor of Minden, a small city of about 13,000 residents and the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana. Mayor Tobin's brief nine-month service in 1989 occurred before the 2000 census confirmed Minden's status as a majority black locality.
Read more about Robert T. Tobin: Early Years and Service As An Educator, Political Career, Retirement and Death At The Age of 97
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