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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]]. {{fact}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
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==Downtown Mall==
==Downtown Mall==
Barbour was only one of two votes during the March 18, 1974 vote that created the Charlottesville [[Downtown Mall]], as three other Councilors had to recuse themselves from the vote<ref>Tubbs, Sean J., and Brian A. Wheeler. "Former Councilors Share Memories of Early Days of Downtown Mall." Audio blog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 13 Apr. 2010. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/04/former-councilors-share-memories-of-early-days-of-downtown-mall-.html>.</ref>. He presided over the opening of the [[Downtown Mall]] in 1976. [[Mitch Van Yahres]] called Barbour 'the father of the Downtown Mall'<ref>[http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2006/08/10/COVER-Amalg.doc.aspx 'Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor'], 10 Aug. 2006. Lisa Provence. The Hook. 2 May 2009</ref>.
Barbour was only one of two votes during the [[March 18]], [[1974]] vote that created the Charlottesville [[Downtown Mall]], as three other Councilors had to recuse themselves from the vote. <ref>{{cite web|title=Former Councilors share memories of early days of Downtown Mall|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/former-councilors-share-memories-of-early-days-of/|author=Sean  Tubbs & Brian Wheeler|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 13, 2010|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref>
 
<ref>Tubbs, Sean J., and Brian A. Wheeler. "Former Councilors Share Memories of Early Days of Downtown Mall." Audio blog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 13 Apr. 2010. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/04/former-councilors-share-memories-of-early-days-of-downtown-mall-.html>.</ref>. He presided over the opening of the [[Downtown Mall]] in 1976. [[Mitch Van Yahres]] called Barbour 'the father of the Downtown Mall.'<ref>{{cite-hook|title=Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor|url=http://www.readthehook.com/79706/cover-mayorsville-here-everybodys-mayor|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=0532|printdate=August 10, 2006|publishdate=August 10, 2006|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}</ref>  


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 10:47, 3 July 2020

Charles Barbour (D)
1970 Charles Barbour.JPG
Charles L. Barbour, ca. 1970

Term Start 1974
Term End 1976
Preceded by Francis Fife (D)
Succeeded by Nancy O'Brien (D)

Electoral District at-large
Term Start 1970
Term End 1974
Preceded by Gunther "Dutch" Vogt (R)
Succeeded by Charles Barbour (D)
Term Start 1974
Term End 1978
Preceded by Charles Barbour (D)
Succeeded by Thomas E. Albro (R)

Biographical Information

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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. [citation needed]

Biography

Barbour attended Burley School, a segregated black school and got involved in politics in the early 1960's as a member of the local branch of the NAACP. A nurse by training, Barbour was courted as a candidate by the Democratic Party in 1970, with Francis Fife as a running mate.

Downtown Mall

Barbour was only one of two votes during the March 18, 1974 vote that created the Charlottesville Downtown Mall, as three other Councilors had to recuse themselves from the vote. [2]

[3]. He presided over the opening of the Downtown Mall in 1976. Mitch Van Yahres called Barbour 'the father of the Downtown Mall.'[4]

References

  1. 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/>.
  2. Web. Former Councilors share memories of early days of Downtown Mall, Sean Tubbs & Brian Wheeler, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, April 13, 2010, retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. Tubbs, Sean J., and Brian A. Wheeler. "Former Councilors Share Memories of Early Days of Downtown Mall." Audio blog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 13 Apr. 2010. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/04/former-councilors-share-memories-of-early-days-of-downtown-mall-.html>.
  4. Web. Mayorsville: Here, everybody's a mayor, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, August 10, 2006, retrieved July 3, 2020. Print. August 10, 2006 , 0532, .