Kelly Therese<p>This week's election of Brandon Johnson as the next mayor of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chicago</span></a> has invited a lot of comparisons to Harold Washington who was elected the first Black mayor of Chicago 40 years ago.</p><p>On the latest episode of <a href="https://historians.social/tags/UnsungHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnsungHistory</span></a> with guest Dr. Gordon Mantler, we're looking at Harold Washington, the coalition who elected him & the challenges he faced in office.</p><p>Listen at <a href="https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/harold-washington" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unsunghistorypodcast.com/harol</span><span class="invisible">d-washington</span></a> or anywhere <a href="https://historians.social/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>podcasts</span></a> are found.</p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/WindyCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WindyCity</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BrandonIsBetter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrandonIsBetter</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/Midwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Midwest</span></a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>histodons</span></a></p>