A Roundup of Black Elected Officials A recent NUL Citizenship Education Department survey of the 33 UL cities which held elections this Fall has disclosed a significant increase in Black elected officials at the municipal level. Of 83 Blacks elected in 26 cities, 45 were elected for the first time, mostly to positions on the City Council but also to Boards of Education, judgeships, clerkships and lesser posts. Four cities — Atlanta, Dayton, Detroit and Grand Rapids — elected their first Black mayors. "The presence of CED projects in some of the cities may have heightened the political awareness of Black voters, bringing more Blacks to the polls," said CED Director Weldon J. Rougeau, "and Blacks are becoming more active in seeking elective office." Rougeau noted that 21 of the firsttime Black elected officials had been elected in CED project cities. Atlanta led the cities in number of Blacks elected overall, with 15 including new Mayor Maynard Jackson, six new Black City Councilmen and three new Black School Board members. New Haven was second, with 10 Black elected officials including a first Black Treasurer, and three new Black City Councilmen. Detroit was third with seven Blacks elected overall, including new Mayor Coleman A. Young, a first Black City Clerk and a new Black City Councilman. New incumbent Black elected officials in the 26 cities are listed below: Atlanta: New Mayor Maynard Jackson; incumbent Benjamin Mays, President of the School Board; new Councilmen J. H. Calhoun, James Howard, James Bond, Carl Ware, Maurice Feenley, Arthur Langford, Jr.; incumbent Councilmen Ira Jackson, Marvin S. Arrington, Q. V. Williamson; new School Board members Margaret Griggs, J. A. Middleton, Carol Crowder; incumbent School Board member Asa Yancy. New Haven: Lillian Brown, Treasurer; incumbent Tax Collector, Charles H. Brewer, Jr.; new Councilmen William Lunford, James Claxton, John Daniels; incumbent Councilmen Fred Wilson, Elridge Davis, Jr., William Jones, Melvin Esdale, James Jones. The Sphinx I February 1974
Detroit: New Mayor Coleman A. Young, incumbent Cornelius Golightly, President of the School Board; new City Clerk, James H. Bradley, new Councilman Clyde Cleveland; incumbent Councilmen Nicholas Hood, Ernest Brown, Jr., Erma Henderson. Stamford: New Councilmen Frederick Mayor, Matthew Rose, Jeremiah Livingston; incumbent Councilman Handy Dixon; Ralph Murray, new member of Board of Finance; William Martin, new School Board member. Hartford: Incumbent Councilmen Allyn Martin and Richard Brown; new Selectmen Shed Griggs, Keith McLachlan, Kurt Harrison, Herman Milton. Buffalo: New County Legislator Roger I. Blacwell; incumbent County Legislator John H. Smith; incumbent Councilmen Delmar L. Mitchell, Horace C. Johnson, George L. Arthur. New York: Percy Sutton, incumbent President of the Borough of Manhattan; new Councilmen Fred Samuel, Mary Tinkett, Archie Sphigen, Samuel Wright. Flint: New Councilman Ailene Butler; incumbent Councilmen Woody Ethily, Fred Tucker. Youngstown: New Municipal Judge Lloyd Haynes; incumbent Councilman Herman Starks; Ralph W. Clarke, new School Board member. Akron: Ed Davis and James Williams, incumbent Councilmen. Syracuse: Constance Timberlake, new School Board member; Clarence Dunham, new County Legislator. Columbus: (O.); John H. Rosemond, incumbent Councilman; Watson H. Walker, new School Board member. Pontiac: New Councilman, Robert Bowen; incumbent Councilman Wallace Harlan. Knoxville: Sarah Green, incumbent School Board member; Theotis Robinson, Jr., incumbent Councilman. Lexington: O. M. Travis, Jr. and Robert Sinn, new Councilmen. Tacoma: elFtcher Jenkins, incumbent Park Board member. Birmingham: Arthur Shores, incumbent Councilman. Pittsburgh: Thomas Harper, new Municipal Judge.
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Sacramento: D. Rutledge, new School Board member. San Diego: Charles Reid, new Community College Board member. Grand Rapids: New Mayor Lyman S Parks. Englewood: Jack Drakeford, incumbent Councilman. Massillon: Franklin Clendening, incumbent Councilman. Dayton: New Mayor James McGhee. Miami: Theodore Gibson, New Councilman. 37