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Laird Cole
Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of an Alabama town who was once barred from office, secures election victory
For the first time in decades, residents of Newbern, Alabama, went to the polls, and they delivered a resounding victory to Patrick Braxton, the town’s first Black mayor who was once barred from office. Braxton won Tuesday’s contest with 66 votes against challenger Laird Cole’s 26, according to official tallies. His win settles a yearslong…
