ADVISORY/CMHA to Host Dedication of Carl B. Stokes Historical Marker as Part of Ohio Bicentennial Celebration.Business Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (June 17) CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003 The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority will host the dedication ceremony for the Carl B. Stokes Carl Burton Stokes (June 21 1927–April 3 1996) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Elected on November 7, 1967, he was the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city. Fellow Ohioan Robert C. Ohio Historical Marker on Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. at the Carl B. Stokes Social Services Mall (6001 Woodland Avenue). Congressman Louis Stokes, Mayor Jane Campbell, City Council President Frank Jackson, CMHA CMHA Canadian Mental Health Association CMHA Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority CMHA Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority (Cincinnati, Ohio) CMHA Center for Mental Health and Aging CMHA Colorado Manufactured Housing Association Board Chairman Robert C. Townsend, II, CMHA Acting Executive Director George A. Phillips, J.D. Britton of the Ohio Historical Society The Ohio Historical Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1885 "...to promote a knowledge of archaeology and history, especially in Ohio." The society exists to interpret, preserve, collect, and make available evidence of the past, and to provide leadership on and Jennifer Bucci representing the Ohio Bicentennial bi·cen·ten·ni·al adj. 1. Happening once every 200 years. 2. Lasting for 200 years. 3. Relating to a 200th anniversary. n. A 200th anniversary or its celebration. Also called bicentenary. Commission are among those scheduled to speak during the program. The Honorable Carl B. Stokes was the first African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. democrat elected to the Ohio legislature. He was also the first African American elected Mayor of a major American City. Stokes served as judge of the Cleveland Municipal Court and was appointed by President Bill Clinton as ambassador to the Seychelles. He died on April 3, 1996. The Carl B. Stokes Marker is one of several honoring African Americans who made major contributions to Ohio history. These markers are being dedicated during the month of June as part of the Ohio Bicentennial celebration and were sponsored by Cinergy. |
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