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Alvin Bragg Makes History As Manhattan's First African-American District Attorney

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Manhattan's new District Attorney made history Saturday.

Alvin Bragg, Jr. was sworn in during a private ceremony at City Hall with his family standing with him.

He's the first African-American Manhattan DA and only the fourth top prosecutor in 80 years.

Bragg, who is a Harlem native, is a former federal prosecutor. He'll take over the DA's investigation into the Trump Organization.

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