Harold Washington, the first Black mayor of Chicago, died in 1987

November 25

On November 25, 1987, Harold Washington died. 

Harold Washington was the first Black mayor of Chicago. Less than 7 months after being elected to a second mayoral term, Washington died of a heart attack at the age of 65.

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Sources

Mayor Harold Washington biography. Chicago Public Library. (n.d.). https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-harold-washington-biography/