At least seven cities elected their first black mayor last night
From Montana to South Carolina, at least seven cities elected their first black leader. One black woman became her city's first mayor.
First mayor of Framingham, Mass.: Yvonne Spicer, a black woman, will become the first mayor in Framingham's 317-year history. The town voted in the spring to become a city instead of a maintaining a town government.
First black female mayor of Charlotte: Charlotte Mayor-elect Vi Lyles's father didn't graduate from high school. She spent three decades as a city administrator before running for office.
First black mayor of Statesboro, Ga.: Jonathan McCollar
First black mayor of Cairo, Ga.: Booker Gainor
First black mayor of Milledgeville, Ga.: Mary Parham-Copelan
First black mayor of Georgetown, S.C.: Brendon Barber
First black mayor of Helena, Mont.: Wilmot Collins
First black mayor of St. Paul, Minn.: Melvin Carter
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/11/08/from-charlottes-first-female-black-mayor-to-a-10-million-state-senate-race-here-are-all-the-election-day-firsts/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.6e450bd635a3
This is wonderful! Eff white nationalism.
Edit to add: They left out Mitch Colvin , who beat a 3 time GOP incumbent in Fayetteville, NC
http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20171107/mayor-mitch-mitch-mitch-they-chanted
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...the last word yet.
I imagined. 
