On the anniversary of Harold Washington’s historic election as Chicago’s first Black mayor, the city’s political dignitaries gathered to celebrate the legacy of that mayor.
Washington’s election on April 12, 1983, was national news and a touchstone for a generation of Chicago politicians, many of whom were on hand at an anniversary celebration at Washington’s namesake library branch in South Loop. The event was billed as a centennial celebration ahead of what would have been Washington’s 100th birthday, which falls on Friday.
