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I have been urged by the earnest pleas of thousands of people to enter this race. Therefore, I hereby declare my candidacy for Mayor of Chicago.

Harold Washington

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Harold Washington
Age: 65 †
Born: 1922
Born: April 15
Died: 1987
Died: November 25
Former Mayor Of Chicago
Lawyer
Politician
Chicago
Illinois
Harold Lee Washington
Chicago
Hereby
Enter
Pleas
Thousands
Candidacy
Therefore
Urged
Race
Mayor
People
Mayors
Declare
Earnest

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