Caption
Sophia Mitchell was appointed mayor of Rendville, Ohio, becoming one of the first Black women in the country known to serve as mayor of a municipality. She served for at least two more terms, although she noted in a later interview that she never ran for the position and stayed on because no one else wanted the role. Note that the language “one of the first” is because there is some evidence that other small towns may have had Black women mayors prior to Sophia Mitchell’s tenure.
Year
1969