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Chicago's first black mayor

Democrat candidate Harold Washington is elected Chicago's first black mayor in undeclared race battle for votes.

Democrat candidate Harold Washington is elected Chicago's first black mayor in undeclared race battle for votes.

This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.

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Sun 17 Apr 198309:15
BBC Radio 4

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  • Fri 15 Apr 198321:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 17 Apr 198309:15
    BBC Radio 4

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