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Charles H. Barbour

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United States

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Charles H. Barbour is a politician from Charlottesville, Virginia. He served as the first Black mayor of Charlottesville from 1974 to 1976. Barbour was also the first African-American to be elected to the Charlottesville City Council (1970–1978), and was the first Black member of the Charlottesville Jaycees (Junior Chamber of Commerce).

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