Harold L. Washington's Speech

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An interesting news report that I read was about the inauguration of the first black mayor of the city of Chicago. At the time he was known as the Paramount Politician. This year was 1983, and his name was Harold L. Washington known for his strong speech. In our ethnic diversity, we are all brothers and sisters in a quest for greatness, he was running for mayor at a time when Chicago was still widely segregated. This is one of the things that he wanted to do to try to change the city of Chicago. Mayor Washington had a lot to try to overcome in his first three years of his term. He was being opposed at virtually every turn and everything that he tried to do by a group of white aldermen. Never wanting to give up, he did all he could to