Mayor Carl B. Stokes Signed Letter
Carl B. Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, (1968-1971), has boldly signed this letter on his Mayoral letterhead in blue sharpie pen. Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major U.S. City, has written here to the editor of the St. Petersburn Times and Evening Independent regarding his views on reducing the voting age, regarding young people as "well or better-informed, as progressive or more progressive than any other group in our society." From 1983 to 1994 he served as municipal judge in Cleveland where he developed a reputation as a fair judge with a common sense approach to the law. President Bill Clinton then appointed him U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles. He was awarded 12 honorary degrees, numerous civic awards, and represented the U.S. on numerous goodwill trips abroad. The National League of Cities voted him its first black president-elect in 1970. Measures 7 x 10.5. Comes with a certificate that unconditionally guarantees the authenticity of this item.
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