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1910

First and Last Socialist Mayors of a Major City

In 1910, Milwaukee elected Emil Seidel, the first Socialist mayor of a major U.S. city, and the city's Socialist era lasted until Frank Zeidler left office in 1960. Discover the practical "sewer socialists" who ran Milwaukee for decades.

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