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Miriam Boosh Jul 24, 2023

"He doesn't "say" he was elected. He was elected. Prior to his election the mayors just appointed their successors and never ran elections. He found this out, got an election ran, won, and now the city council refuses to swear him in."

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Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/patrick-braxton-black-man-says-he-was-elected-mayor-of-newbern-alabama/

Black man who says he was elected mayor of Alabama town alleges that White leaders are keeping him from position

Patrick Braxton said that the "minority White residents ... long accustomed to exercising total control over the government, refused to accept his election as mayor.