National Conference of Black Mayors| Abbreviation | The NCBM |
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| Formation | 1974 |
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| Dissolved | 2016 |
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| Type | Non-profit |
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| Legal status | Defunct, succeeded by the Conference of Black Mayors and the African American Mayors Association |
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Region served | United States |
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| Membership | 650+ mayors, 32,000 global political leaders of color |
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The National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) was incorporated in 1974 and was originally organized as the Southern Conference of Black Mayors (SCBM). The thirteen mayors who founded the group were elected after the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and held its first meeting in Santee, South Carolina.