As a lifelong Michigander, it is easy to remember Mr. Richard H. Austin as our first Secretary of State and African American elected to Statewide Executive Office in the 1970s. Yes, in the 1970s. When it was still difficult to elect African-Americans as Mayors or City Councilman or Woman in many parts of our nation, Mr. Austin via the line of succession, was literally a heartbeat away from being one of the first African-American Governors in our nation. Read more: reachoutjobsearch/2014/11/think-you-dont-have-reason-to-vote.html#ixzz3I2xURjFH Like Us on Facebook At Independent Underground News & Talk Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike Follow us: @iunewstalk on Twitter |
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:47:35 +0000
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