![Church fan displaying portraits of African American mayors Howard N. Lee, Robert B. Blackwell, Carl B. Stokes, Clyde Foster, Charles Evers, and Walter Washington. On reverse of fan is an advertisement for North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company; photographers unidentified. [ca. 1970 - 1980]
Howard Lee (b. July 28, 1934 in Georgia), a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was elected mayor of Chapel Hill in May 6, 1969. He was the first African American elected mayor in a predominantly white southern town since Reconstruction.
Mr. Lee remains active in public service and currently is executive director of the North Carolina Education Cabinet.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz6jdb6bvc1qd382lo1_1280.jpg)
Church fan displaying portraits of African American mayors Howard N. Lee, Robert B. Blackwell, Carl B. Stokes, Clyde Foster, Charles Evers, and Walter Washington. On reverse of fan is an advertisement for North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company; photographers unidentified. [ca. 1970 - 1980]
Howard Lee (b. July 28, 1934 in Georgia), a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was elected mayor of Chapel Hill in May 6, 1969. He was the first African American elected mayor in a predominantly white southern town since Reconstruction.
Mr. Lee remains active in public service and currently is executive director of the North Carolina Education Cabinet.
