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→Vernon Jarrett and Harold Washington
Vernon Jarrett also played a major role in the election of Chicago's first black Mayor [[Harold Washington]].
Vernon Jarrett also played a major role in the election of Chicago's first black Mayor [[Harold Washington]].
According to a[http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Washington Post]obituary May 25th 2004;
According to a [http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Washington Post] obituary May 25th 2004;
:''Mr. Jarrett continually shone a light on African American history and pertinent issues in Chicago and throughout the country. He stoked the political embers in Chicago that led to the 1983 election of the city's first African American mayor, Harold Washington.''
:''Mr. Jarrett continually shone a light on African American history and pertinent issues in Chicago and throughout the country. He stoked the political embers in Chicago that led to the 1983 election of the city's first African American mayor, Harold Washington.''