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With a witty campaign slogan and an ambitious agenda, Dr. Mae Jackson set out for the office of mayor. Winning against four other candidates, Jackson became the first Black woman elected to the position. She won in a tight race with 2,453 votes.
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Dr. Mae Jackson
Born the daughter of educators in segregated Mexia, Texas, in 1941, Mae Allison Johnson developed an early understanding of the significance of education and equality. Her parents, Allison Johnson and Eula King, met while working at a small country…