He was defeated by Charles Tunstall , a local minister who was one of three African Americans elected that year to the city council , the first ever in city government .
It had a 70 - percent African - American majority .
He was defeated by Charles Tunstall , a local minister who was one of three African - American   elected that year to the city council , the first ever in city government .
It had a 70 - percent African - American majority .