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 nd. Wilder, Dinkins, and [US Rep.] Bill Gray [D of Pennsylvania] are representative of the next generation of black politicians.Since the 1960s, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led his crusade for civil rights, black political leadership has evolved through three stages, experts say.First, there were black politicians who succeeded primarily within their own communities. Using black power at the ballot box, they took over city halls and county commissions, from Detroit to Atlanta to rural Mississippi.Later came black politicians such as Jesse Jackson, who reached out to whites, but who still drew their primary strength from black voters. They broke important new ground. But in sty
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