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Cordell Edward Stokes was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1969, the youngest child of Carl and his first wife, Shirley. His brother Carl Jr. (born in 1958) and his sister Cordi (born in 1961) grew up in the public eye during their father’s political career. Cordell was only four when his parents divorced, and his father was given custody of the ...
Carl Burton Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major American city, having been elected mayor of Cleveland, the nation’s 8 th largest city, in 1967. He is among the few American politicians whose career spanned all three branches of government — legislative, executive, and judicial. He served as mayor, Ohio legislator, and ...
Cordell Stokes is the youngest child of Carl Stokes, and was born while his father was the mayor of Cleveland. He is a graduate of Youngstown State University and is an executive with the Urban League of Greater Cleveland.
Jul 18, 2017 · Cordell Stokes is the youngest child of Carl Stokes and was born while his father was the mayor of Cleveland. He is a graduate of Youngstown State University and is an executive with the Urban League of Greater Cleveland. This 2017 interview was collected as part of a yearlong, community-wide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor of Cleveland.
Stokes Initiative Cordell Stokes TC Page 2 of 28 That's a difficult question, because he was so public in many ways. By meaning public, I mean he was in the public. Both in the community, in the pool rooms, as a mayor, as a judge, as an Ambassador. So he never separated himself from the people he tried to do so much for. So by
Apr 29, 2008 · Former Gary, Ind. Mayor Richard G. Hatcher and Cordell Stokes, son of late Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes, will discuss how the two made history 40 years ago as the first two black mayors of major American cities and share their thoughts on the state of black America, particularly in this historic presidential election year.
Transcripts of interviews available. To be a public resource for scholars, students, and anyone who is seeking inquiry into this rich history, this page will provide full transcripts of the oral histories that appear on this site. Considering the fact that transcribing is a time consuming process, we will update this page when the edited ...
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