James ‘J.H.’ Atkins Sworn In As First Black Mayor of Danville Kentucky

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James ‘J.H.’ Atkins Sworn In As First Black Mayor of Danville Kentucky

James “J.H.” Atkins made history in Danville, Kentucky after he was sworn in as the city's first African-American mayor on Wednesday.

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