Harold Washington

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• SOURCE: Bloomberg CityLab
  1/3/2021
  

  A Blueprint for Leadership from 1980s Chicago

  by Brentin Mock

  Harold Washington faced stiff resistance from his own party when he became Chicago's first Black mayor in 1983; his response stressing public infrastructure and voting rights foreshadowed the Biden administration's efforts to overcome intransigence and obstructionism. 

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• 9/2/18
  

  Why Does Chicago Seem Broken?

  by Roger Biles

  It may be because of what happened 30 years ago.

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• How Harold Washington, Against the Odds, Became the First Black Mayor of Chicago

  by Bill Zimmerman and Marilyn Katz

  And lessons for aspiring underdog political candidates today.