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Was Flint's Floyd McCree the First Black Mayor in the United States? UM-Flint History Department Brings Clarity to the Question
Floyd J. McCree became Flint's mayor in 1966, making him one of the first African American mayors in the U.S. But why "one of the first?" UM-Flint's History Professor Thomas Henthorn examines the history.
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D., The University of Michigan's First African-American Professor
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D. was one of the 16 founding faculty members, and the only African American, for what was to become the University of Michigan-Flint. Professor Loving is remembered for being the first African American full professor within the University of Michigan system.