Black Alabama Mayor Reelected After Past Blockades by White Residents
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Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama, was overwhelmingly reelected after a legal battle that challenged the town's previous non-democratic governance and exclusion of Black residents from political power, marking a significant step towards fair representation and democratic renewal in the small town.
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