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Charles Barbour served as [[Mayor of Charlottesville|Mayor]] of [[Charlottesville]] from 1974 to 1976. He was the first African-American to hold the position. He served on City Council from 1970 to 1978<ref>Schilling, Rob. "Charlottesville Elections: Exposing Central Party Democrat Fraud, Corruption, Racial Manipulation and Hypocrisy." Weblog post. The Schilling Show Blog. 5 Mar. 2009. 13 July 2009 <http://blog.schillingshow.com/2009/03/05/charlottesville-elections-exposing-central-party-democrat-fraud-corruption-racial-manipulation-and-hypocrisy/>.</ref>. | '''Charles Barbour''' served as [[Mayor of Charlottesville|Mayor]] of [[Charlottesville]] from 1974 to 1976. He was the first African-American to hold the position. He served on City Council from 1970 to 1978<ref>Schilling, Rob. "Charlottesville Elections: Exposing Central Party Democrat Fraud, Corruption, Racial Manipulation and Hypocrisy." Weblog post. The Schilling Show Blog. 5 Mar. 2009. 13 July 2009 <http://blog.schillingshow.com/2009/03/05/charlottesville-elections-exposing-central-party-democrat-fraud-corruption-racial-manipulation-and-hypocrisy/>.</ref>. | ||
He supported a site for [[Fashion Square Mall]] within City limits, though the project was eventually built in [[Albemarle County]]. | He supported a site for [[Fashion Square Mall]] within City limits, though the project was eventually built in [[Albemarle County]]. |
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Charles Barbour | ||
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Term Start | 1974 | |
Term End | 1976 | |
Preceded by | Francis Fife | |
Succeeded by | Nancy O'Brien | |
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Campaign $ | VPAP | |
Contributions $ | VPAP |
Charles Barbour served as Mayor of Charlottesville from 1974 to 1976. He was the first African-American to hold the position. He served on City Council from 1970 to 1978[1].
He supported a site for Fashion Square Mall within City limits, though the project was eventually built in Albemarle County.
Downtown Mall
Barbour presided over the opening of the Downtown Mall in 1976. Mitch Van Yahres called Barbour 'the father of the Downtown Mall'[2].
Notes
- ↑ Schilling, Rob. "Charlottesville Elections: Exposing Central Party Democrat Fraud, Corruption, Racial Manipulation and Hypocrisy." Weblog post. The Schilling Show Blog. 5 Mar. 2009. 13 July 2009 <http://blog.schillingshow.com/2009/03/05/charlottesville-elections-exposing-central-party-democrat-fraud-corruption-racial-manipulation-and-hypocrisy/>.
- ↑ 'Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor', 10 Aug. 2006. Lisa Provence. The Hook. 2 May 2009