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HaroldWashingtonwaselectedChicago'sfirstAfrican-Americanmayorin1983,narrowlyovercomingaRepublicanopponentwho'scampaignsloganwas"BeforeIt'sTooLate."Onceelected,thenormallydocileChicagoCityCouncilrebelled.Avirtuallyall-whitemajorityblocrefusedtopassanylegislationorapproveanyappointments.Thisstandoff,knownas"TheCouncilWars,"lastedforalmostthreeyears.Duringthistime,ayoungcommunityactivistnamedBarackObamawasinspired,inpart,byChicago'snewmayortomakethecityhishome.MayorWashingtonprevailedintheCouncilWarsandwonre-electionin1987,onlytodieathisdesksixmonthslater.WhydidWashingtonfacesuchintransigentresistance?Howdidheovercomeit?HowdidChicagochangeasaresult?Whatlessonscanwelearnfromhimtoday?—JulieEnglander
