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Westkost [7]2 years ago

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An African American mayor "handed over the keys" of a major city to another African American.

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A historical significance of the election of Andrew Young as mayor of Atlanta was that this was the first time an African American mayor "handed over the keys" of a major city to another African American. Andrew Young succeeded Maynard Jackson, who was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city. Thus, both the outgoing mayor and the incoming mayor were African American.

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