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Making history in Greenville

Jet, Jan 26, 2004

MAKING HISTORY IN GREENVILLE: Heather McTeer Hudson takes her oath of office as the first Black mayor of Greenville, MS, while her husband Abe Hudson holds the Bible and looks on. She is the city's first female mayor as well. In an unofficial tally McTeer Hudson, a 28-year-old attorney, beat her closest opponent DeWitt "Buddy" Tucker, 4,393 votes to 393.

McTeer Hudson is a native of Greenville. The city is located 120 miles west of Jackson and has a population of 44,630. Greenville is 65% Black. McTeer Hudson received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Spelman College and is a graduate of Tulane University Law School. McTeer Hudson told JET that as mayor she plans on "getting a good, sound financial footing for Greenville and creating new opportunities for economic development."

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