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Major African American Office Holders Since 1641
This month BlackPast.org salutes the hundreds of African American women and men who have held elective office. The first was Mathias de Sousa who was elected to the Maryland Colonial Assembly in 1641, one hundred and thirty-five years before the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. You see below six Black officials randomly selected. Each week we will feature six more until the end of October. Click anywhere on the photo and you will be taken to the profile of each elected official. To see all of the major African American Office Holders at the Federal, State, and Municipal level, click here:
https://www.blackpast.org/special-features/major-african-american-office-holders-since-1641/
