Just two years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Carl Stokes achieved what many thought impossible: he became the first Black American elected mayor of a major U.S. city. In 1967, against "great odds," Stokes won over Cleveland, Ohio, through a historic coalition of Black support and white participation. . We also trace his path from City Hall to the global stage as a U.S. Ambassador under President Clinton, and look at his lasting legacy in downtown Cleveland today.

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