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Howard Lee: Former Mayor of Chapel Hill

Howard Lee: Former Mayor of Chapel Hill

by Admin | Apr 17, 2022 | STORIES

One of the great moments in civil rights history took place in Chapel Hill on May 6th, 1969. That’s when Howard N. Lee was elected mayor of this town. In so doing, he became the first African American elected mayor in a predominantly white southern town since...

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