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Chicago's first black mayor

Democrat candidate Harold Washington is elected Chicago's first black mayor in undeclared race battle for votes.

Democrat candidate Harold Washington is elected Chicago's first black mayor in undeclared race battle for votes.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the 91热爆 in 2014.

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14 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Apr 1983 09:15

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Role Contributor
Presenter Alistair Cooke

Broadcasts

  • Fri 15 Apr 1983 21:15
  • Sun 17 Apr 1983 09:15

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