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TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY
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Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough President
February 23, 1965
Constance Baker Motley elected Manhattan Borough president, the highest elective office held by a Black woman in a major American city.
John L. Sampson
April 5, 2012
April 1, 2012