So, you know, those things were very hurtful. But it wasn't easy running. It's not easy being the first, you know, out here in El Paso and city government, There was Jetro Hills, Carl Robinson, and Dusty Rhodes, who paved the way for me to become the first black mayor. I gotta also tell, you know, I think if you go out and a little bit more history, I am probably the first black mayor along any major U.S. mexico border in the history of. (02:42–02:46)
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