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Event:  First African-American Elected Official
Brief Description:  Charles Turpin became the first African-American elected in a City-wide election in St. Louis in 1910. He won the office of St. Louis Constable. Turpin owned the Booker T. Washington Theatre and the People´s Finance Company.
Year:  1910
Decade:  1920 - 1929
Beginning Date:    1922
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Turpin, Charles Udell

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