Alabama town's first Black mayor takes office after three-year legal battle

Posted on AllSides August 9th, 2024
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A tiny Alabama town’s first Black mayor was sworn in over the weekend, after a lawsuit settlement ended a long-running dispute over control of the town’s government. Newbern Mayor Patrick Braxton won election in 2020, but said in his lawsuit that his predecessor locked him out of the town hall shortly after he took office three years ago. The tiny town of around 133 people lies about 40 miles west of Selma. ABC News talked to Braxton and his attorney Leah Wong about being sworn in, how it felt to...

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