Occupation – Politician
Sam Jones (1947- )
Samuel Leon Jones, the first African American mayor of Mobile, Alabama, was born in Mobile on April 14, 1947. He...
Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden (1952- )
Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden is an American politician who in 2004 became the first African American Mayor-President of East Baton...
Oscar DuConge (1909-1978)
Oscar DuConge, a resilient politician, overcame the odds to become Waco, Texas’s first African American mayor. Born on April 19,...
William Stanford Hart Sr. (1925-1999)
Williams Stanford Hart Sr was a politician who served as mayor of East Orange, New Jersey between 1970 and 1978....
Johnny DuPree (1953- )
The first African American mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Johnny DuPree was also the longest serving mayor of that city. DuPree...
Byron Brown (1958- )
The first African American mayor of Buffalo, New York, Byron Brown, was born on September 24, 1958 in Hollis, Queens,...
Daniel T. Brown (1945- )
Daniel T. Brown, the first African American mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee in the city’s 220-year history, was born at home...
Tekesha A. Martinez (1978 -)
Tekesha A. Martinez, born April 2, 1978, is an American politician who was the first Black mayor of Hagerstown, a...
Terry Bellamy (1972- )
Terry Bellamy, the first African American and second woman to serve as mayor of Asheville, North Carolina, was born Terry...
