He became the first Black mayor of a rural Alabama town. Then a white minority locked him out ( www.theguardian.com ) For years the mayor in Newburn was appointed, not elected. When Patrick Braxton won the election, the outgoing mayor and his cronies refused to accept it...
He became the first Black mayor of a rural Alabama town. Then a white minority locked him out ( www.theguardian.com )
For years the mayor in Newburn was appointed, not elected. When Patrick Braxton won the election, the outgoing mayor and his cronies refused to accept it...