First Black Elected Mayor
Marshall Pitts, Jr. (1964– )
Marshall Pitts, Jr. was the first African American mayor of Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving two terms from December 2001 to...
Cedric Bradford Glover (1965- )
Cederic Bradford Glover is an American politician who became the first African American mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana in 2006. Glover...
Glenn Cunningham (1943-2004)
Glenn Dale Cunningham was the first African American mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He was born in Jersey City...
Paul W. Montgomery (1951 -)
Paul W. Montgomery, born October 5, 1951, became the first Black mayor of Kingsport, Tennessee, on September 1, 2024, for...
Emmanuel W. Onunwor (1954- )
Emmanuel W. Onunwor, was the first African-born American politician to be elected mayor of an American city when he in...
Alyia Gaskins (1989- )
Alyia Gaskins, born May 1, 1989, is an American public health professional, urban planner, and politician who assumed office as...
Tyrone Anthony Garner (1969- )
Tyrone Anthony Garner, born in February 1969, is the first Black Mayor of Kansas City, Kansas. He is also the...
Sam Jones (1947- )
Samuel Leon Jones, the first African American mayor of Mobile, Alabama, was born in Mobile on April 14, 1947. He...
Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden (1952- )
Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden is an American politician who in 2004 became the first African American Mayor-President of East Baton...
