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On January 1 1990, David N. Dinkins became the first Black mayor of the City of New York. WNYC-TV Moving Image collection, NYC Municipal Archives.

Video description: The video shows Mayor David Dinkins delivering a speech from a podium in front of City Hall on the day of his inauguration. The camera pans to show several shots of the crowd as the mayor speaks. The video ends with shots of the band and the mayor as he concludes his speech.

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