Sam Seder
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Montgomery Elects First Black Mayor
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October 11, 2019
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In this Majority Report clip, Steven Reed wins the Montgomery mayoral election.
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"MONTGOMERY, Ala. — At a polling place not far from the intersection of avenues named for Jefferson Davis and Rosa Parks, Laura Minor spent a scorching afternoon on a folding chair with a David Woods for Mayor sticker on her shirt. She had been hired to represent his campaign, yet she was not shy about making it clear that Mr. Woods had bought her time but had not won her vote.
“I’m actually supporting Steven Reed,” Ms. Minor said, explaining the enthusiasm she had, as a black woman and nearly lifelong resident of Montgomery, for the other candidate: Mr. Reed, a probate judge and the son of a prominent political family, who emerged from a runoff race on Tuesday as the first African-American elected to lead Alabama’s capital city.
His campaign, and its success, has sent a jolt of excitement and validation through the black community, which makes up 60 percent of the city’s population."*
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