Talk:Thomas Yarborough

Claim of being first African-American mayor of a California city
Yarborough was elected mayor of Lake Elsinore in 1966, according to multiple sources. The timeline on the city's website has him being elected mayor in 1964. This may be where the "first" claim arises, although George Carroll (judge) was elected as mayor of Richmond, California in early 1964, so even a 1964 election for Yarborough wouldn't guarantee it. One of the sources states "When elected to the Lake Elsinore City Council in 1948, Yarborough was the first African American to be voted into that office in California". I have edited the lead sentence to reflect that source. Polycarpa aurata (talk) 17:52, 19 July 2022 (UTC)