50 years later, legacy of Howard Lee - Chapel Hill's first and only Black mayor - prevails

Posted Feb 28, 2023
When trying to move to Chapel Hill in the 1960s, Howard Lee and his wife Lillian were prevented from buying a home in Colony Woods, a predominantly-white neighborhood. While they finally did buy the home, they lived under threats of death. "That was the one thing that probably pushed me to run for mayor," Lee said. In 1969, Lee won Chapel Hill’s mayoral election. (Daily Tar Heel)

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