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Sheila Abdus-Salaam —
of New York.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 2001-04.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., January
31, 1901.
Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1964;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945-51.
Female.
Protestant.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Tammany
Hall; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in May, 1987
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Theophilus J. Alcantara (b. 1902) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trinidad,
December
21, 1902.
Son of Pedro de Alcantara (Venezuelan Secretary of War).
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1938.
African and Venezuelan
ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcus Alexis (b. 1932) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
26, 1932.
Democrat. Economist;
university
professor; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1979-81.
African ancestry. Member, American
Economic Association.
Still living as of 1994.
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William T. Andrews —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1935-48 (New York County 21st District 1935-44,
New York County 12th District 1945-48).
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bertram L. Baker (1898-1985) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Nevis,
January
10, 1898.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state assembly, 1949-70 (Kings County 17th District 1949-54,
Kings County 6th District 1955-65, 46th District 1966, 56th District
1967-70).
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons;
Urban
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1985 (age 87 years, 57
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandfather of Diane (Bemus) Whiting (who married Deval
Patrick). |
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Richard Lewis Baltimore III —
also known as Richard L. Baltimore III —
of New York.
Born in New York.
U.S. Ambassador to Oman, 2002-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Ebenezer Don Carlos Bassett (1833-1908) —
also known as Ebenezer D. Bassett —
of Pennsylvania; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
16, 1833.
U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General in Port-au-Prince, 1874.
African and Pequot
Indian ancestry.
First
black American to be appointed a diplomat to a foreign country.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
14, 1908 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Deborah A. Batts (b. 1947) —
of New York.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 13,
1947.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1994-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Jasper Baxter (1957-2001) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born January
28, 1957.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 186th District, 1986.
African ancestry.
Was conducting a seminar on the 93rd floor of 2 World Trade Center,
when an airliner hijacked by terrorists was deliberately
crashed
into the building, causing an explosion,
fire, and
collapse
of the structure, killing almost 3,000, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
11, 2001 (age 44 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Fay Bennett (b. 1893) —
also known as A. Fay Bennett —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
21, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cary Dow Blue (1895-1969) —
also known as Cary D. Blue —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson Springs, Moore
County, N.C., May 3,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1952;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960.
African ancestry.
Died May 31,
1969 (age 74 years, 28
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Paul B. Boutelle (b. 1934) —
also known as Paul Boutelle; Kwame Montsho Ajamu
Somburu —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
13, 1934.
Freedom Now candidate for New York
state senate, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965; Socialist Workers
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1966; Socialist Workers candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1968; Socialist Workers candidate
for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1970.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Arthur Bramwell (born c.1919) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1919.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1965 (46th District), 1968 (56th District), 2002
(56th District); delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1978; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1993-98.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Henry Bramwell (b. 1919) —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1974-87,
1987.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Guy R. Brewer (c.1904-1978) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1904.
Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1967;
member of New York
state assembly, 1969-77 (26th District 1969-72, 29th District
1973-77).
African ancestry.
Died, of cancer, in
New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
31, 1978 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth N. Browne (b. 1923) —
of Hollis, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 25,
1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Queens County 11th District 1965, 22nd
District 1966, 26th District 1967-68).
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married to Shirley Ann Session. |
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Bessie Allison Buchanan (1902-1980) —
also known as Bessie A. Buchanan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 7,
1902.
Democrat. Actress;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1955-62;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1956.
Female.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild; Urban
League.
First
black woman member of the New York legislature.
Died in September, 1980
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Charles P. Buchanan. |
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Williana Jones Burroughs (1882-1945) —
also known as Williana J. Burroughs; Williana Jones;
Mary Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Moscow, Russia.
Born in Petersburg,
Va., 1882.
Communist. School
teacher; joined the Communist party in 1926; used the pseudonym
"Mary Adams"; in 1933, she led a demonstration
to the New York City Board of Education, and as a result, she was fired
from her teaching job; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1934; announcer and editor for the
English-language broadcasts of Radio
Moscow, 1937-45.
African ancestry.
Died in 1945
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel L. Burrows (b. 1908) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cape Charles, Northampton
County, Va., January
23, 1908.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) —
also known as Richard H. Cain —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 12,
1825.
Republican. Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large
1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79).
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Bishop of African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880-87.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1887 (age 61 years, 281
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) —
also known as Elmer A. Carter —
of Prairie View, Waller
County, Tex.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1890.
Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter.
College
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive
secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor of
Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1950; Republican
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; American
Legion; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died January
16, 1973 (age 82 years, 181
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married
1922 to Edna
Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma
Charles Johnson (died 1972). |
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Eunice H. Carter —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1934.
Female.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson L. Castro (b. 1972) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, January
25, 1972.
Chief of staff for Assemblyman Adriano
Espaillat; member of New York
state assembly 86th District, 2009-.
Dominican
and African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) —
also known as Shirley Chisholm; Shirley Anita St.
Hill —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
30, 1924.
Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th
District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980;
Honorary Co-Chair, 1984;
speaker, 1988.
Female.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; National
Organization for Women; Urban
League; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., January
1, 2005 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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James L. Curtis (1870-1917) —
Born in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., July 8,
1870.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1915-17; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1916-17.
African ancestry.
Died October
24, 1917 (age 47 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Helen M. Lawrence. |
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Geraldine L. Daniels (b. 1933) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
9, 1933.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1984,
1988;
member of New York
state assembly, 1981-92 (71st District 1981-82, 70th District
1983-92).
Female.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 1993.
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Gloria Davis (b. 1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
9, 1938.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1976,
1984,
1988
(alternate), 1996,
2000;
member of New York
state assembly, 1981-2001 (78th District 1981-92, 79th District
1993-2001).
Female.
Catholic.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Painter;
factory
worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March 24,
2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Norman Dinkins (b. 1927) —
also known as David N. Dinkins —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 10,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 78th District, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1986-89; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1990-93; defeated, 1993; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1992.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
First
black mayor of New York City.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass
(1818-1895) —
also known as Frederick Douglass —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in slavery
in Maryland, 1818.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1872;
speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 ;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domingo, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1889-91.
African ancestry.
Lecturer and advocate of the abolition of slavery, starting in 1841.
Publisher of The North Star, an abolitionist paper. In 1848,
he attended the meeting in Seneca Falls, N.Y., which started the
women's rights movement.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1895 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; statue erected 1899 at Highland
Park, Rochester, N.Y.
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Edward Richard Dudley (1911-2005) —
also known as Edward R. Dudley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in South Boston, Halifax
County, Va., March 11,
1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Liberia, 1948-49; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1949-53; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1961-64; appointed 1961;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1965-85.
African ancestry.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 2005 (age 93 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rae Oley. |
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Hazel Nell Dukes (b. 1932) —
also known as Hazel N. Dukes —
of Roslyn Heights, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March 17,
1932.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1975-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
member, Rules Committee, 2008;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1992.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP.
Still living as of 2008.
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Arthur O. Eve (b. 1933) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 23,
1933.
Son of Arthur B. Eve and Beatrice (Clark) Eve.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1967-2001 (143rd District 1967-82, 141st District
1983-2001); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000;
candidate for mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1977.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Amvets; NAACP; Urban
League; United
Auto Workers; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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James Farmer (1920-1999) —
of New York.
Born in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., January
12, 1920.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1968.
African ancestry.
Founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
Died in Fredericksburg,
Va., July 9,
1999 (age 79 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe L. Farmer (born c.1938) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilson, Wilson
County, N.C., about 1938.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; superintendent
of schools; candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 2003.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Louise M. Fayerweather (born c.1870) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Louisiana, about 1870.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1924,
1928.
Female.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to George H. Fayerweather. |
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C. Virginia Fields (b. 1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August 4,
1946.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1998-; candidate in primary for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2005.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 2008.
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Floyd Harold Flake (b. 1945) —
also known as Floyd H. Flake —
of Rosedale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
30, 1945.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1988,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1987-97; resigned 1997.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Henry Watson Furniss (b. 1868) —
also known as Henry W. Furniss —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1868.
Son of William Henry Furniss and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Furniss.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Bahia, 1898-1905; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1905-13.
African ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Public Health Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph L. Galiber (c.1924-1995) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1969-95 (32nd District 1969-82, 31st District
1983-95); died in office 1995; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988.
African ancestry.
Indicted
twice on fraud charges;
acquitted both times.
Died at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1995 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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David F. Gantt (b. 1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Opp, Covington
County, Ala., September
12, 1941.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 133rd District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882) —
Born in New Market, Frederick
County, Md., December
23, 1815.
Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1881-82, died in office 1882.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry.
On February 12, 1865, was the first
black person to make a speech to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Died in Liberia,
February
13, 1882 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aurelia Greene (b. 1934) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
26, 1934.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1982-2001 (76th District 1982-92, 77th District
1993-2001); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2008.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2008.
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Richard Theodore Greener (b. 1844) —
also known as R. T. Greener —
of Washington,
D.C.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
30, 1844.
University
professor; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Bombay, 1898; Vladivostok, 1898-1901; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Vladivostok, 1902-05.
African ancestry.
First
black graduate of Harvard, 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ewart G. Guiner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1949.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1949.
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Helen Betty Halyard (b. 1950) —
also known as Helen Halyard —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born November
24, 1950.
Workers League candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1974 (14th District), 1976 (19th
District); Workers League candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1982; Workers League candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1984, 1988; candidate in primary
for mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1985, 1989; Workers League candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988;
Workers League candidate for President
of the United States, 1992; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1994 (13th District), 1996
(Socialist Equality, 14th District).
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Sufi Abdul Hamid (1903-1938) —
also known as Abdul Hamid; Eugene Brown; "The
Black Hitler" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
6, 1903.
Americo-Spanish candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1933.
Muslim.
African ancestry.
Died July 30,
1938 (age 35 years, 205
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Emmett Hansen II (b. 1961) —
of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 2,
1961.
Member of Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2001-.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2003.
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Elizabeth Harper —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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James Harris (b. 1948) —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1948.
Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1988; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Leroy L. Hodge (c.1948-2004) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for Allegheny County Commissioner, 1999;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 2001; candidate for Pittsburgh city council,
2002.
African ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of complications from an organ transplant, January
22, 2004 (age about 56
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome Heartwell Holland (1916-1985) —
also known as Jerome H. Holland; Brud
Holland —
of Virginia.
Born January
9, 1916.
U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, 1970-72.
African ancestry.
Died January
13, 1985 (age 69 years, 4
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton (b. 1937) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 13,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1972;
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1991-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2009.
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Teresa P. Hughes —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1975-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
2000;
member of California
state senate, 1993-2000.
Female.
African ancestry.
An elementary school in Cudahy, California, was named for
her in 1988.
Still living as of 2000.
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Relatives:
Married to Frank E. Staggers. |
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Hector Hyacinthe —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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William Lloyd Imes (1889-1986) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
29, 1889.
Son of Benjamin A. Imes and Elizabeth (Wallace) Imes.
Minister;
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; president,
Knoxville College, 1943-47.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Innis (b. 1934) —
also known as Emile Alfredo Innis —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Croix, Virgin
Islands, June 6,
1934.
Democrat. Chemist;
civil rights leader; chairman of the Harlem chapter, and national
board member and vice-chairman of the Congress of Racial Equality
(CORE); candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1993.
African ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hulan Edwin Jack (1906-1986) —
also known as Hulan E. Jack —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Lucia, December
29, 1906.
Democrat. Paper box
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-53, 1968-72 (New York County 17th District
1941-44, New York County 14th District 1945-53, 70th District
1968-72); defeated in primary, 1972; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1956;
indicted
in 1960 on charges
of conspiracy to obstruct
justice and violation of the City Charter, over acceptance
of $4,400 from a real estate developer; the indictment was
dismissed, but then reinstated on appeal; a trial, in
June and July 1960, resulted in a hung jury; at a second trial was
convicted;
his sentence
was suspended, but he was automatically removed from
office as Borough President; indicted
in 1970 on federal charges
of conspiracy and conflict
of interest; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to three months in prison,
and fined
$5,000.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Sigma; Elks.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1986 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Almira Wilkinson. |
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Ada B. Jackson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1944; American
Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1948; American Labor
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1949.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1949.
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Beverly Jackson —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Emil A. Jackson (b. 1911) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., February
2, 1911.
Son of Ernest Jackson, Sr. and Florence Mattie (Ross) Jackson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; sergeant-at-arms, New York State Senate, 1966-67; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Mildred Mayo McGrew. |
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Richard Jackson —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Sheila Jackson Lee (b. 1950) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Texas, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Andronicus Jacobs (born c.1899) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1899.
Longshoreman;
American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1952; American Labor
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) —
also known as James W. Johnson; James William
Johnson —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871.
Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson.
School
principal; author; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi
Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem".
Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William A. Johnson, Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1994-2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1996.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 2003.
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Leroy B. Kellam (c.1919-1995) —
of New York.
Born in Pinnacle, Stokes
County, N.C., about 1919.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1982-88.
African ancestry.
Died, of complications of leukemia,
in North Carolina Baptist Hospital,
Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., March 7,
1995 (age about 76
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alan Lee Keyes (b. 1950) —
also known as Alan L. Keyes —
of Maryland.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 7,
1950.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1988, 1992; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2004; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 2008.
African ancestry.
Syndicated newspaper
columnist;
radio
talk show host.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clinton Everett Knox (1908-1980) —
also known as Clinton E. Knox —
of New York.
Born in New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass., May 5,
1908.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Dahomey, 1964; Haiti, 1969-73.
African ancestry.
Died in 1980
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon.
Republican. Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Wright. |
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Denise L. Majette (b. 1955) —
of Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 18,
1955.
Democrat. Lawyer;
state court judge in Georgia, 1993-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 2003-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2004.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Helen M. Marshall (b. 1929) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; East Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1929.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1972,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1975; member of New York
state assembly 35th District, 1983-91; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1992,
1996,
2000;
borough
president of Queens, New York, 2002-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) —
also known as Thoroughgood Marshall —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 2,
1908.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1961-65; U.S. Solicitor General,
1965-67; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1967-91.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP;
National
Bar Association; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Received Spingarn
Medal in 1946 First
African-American Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the National
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
24, 1993 (age 84 years, 206
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; memorial monument at Lawyers'
Mall, Annapolis, Md.
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Relatives:
Married, September
4, 1929, to Vivien Burey (died 1955); married, December
17, 1955, to Cecilia
Suyat; father of Thurgood
Marshall, Jr.. See Marshall
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: William
Curtis Bryson |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Thurgood Marshall: Juan
Williams, Thurgood
Marshall : American Revolutionary — Randall W. Bland,
Justice
Thurgood Marshall, Crusader for Liberalism : His Judicial
Biography — Mark V. Tushnet, Making
Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,
1961-1991 — Mark V. Tushnet, Making
Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court,
1936-1961 |
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Thurgood Marshall, Jr. (b. 1956) —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1956.
Son of Thurgood
Marshall and Cecilia
Marshall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996;
assistant to Pres. Bill
Clinton, 1997-2001.
African and Filipino
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2007.
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H. Carl McCall —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 28th District, 1975-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
New York
state comptroller, 1993-; Presidential Elector for New York, 1996,
2000;
candidate in primary for Governor of
New York, 2002.
African ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2008.
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C. Steven McGann (b. 1951) —
of New York.
Born in 1951.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, 2008-Tuvalu, 2008-Kiribati, 2008-Tonga, 2008-Nauru, 2008-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Jimmy McMillan —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; letter
carrier; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2005 (Rent Is Too Damn High), 2009 (Rent
Is Too High).
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leroy McRae —
of New York.
Socialist Workers candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1962.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Gregory Weldon Meeks (b. 1953) —
also known as Gregory W. Meeks —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 31st District, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2008.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Edward Mitchell (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles E. Mitchell —
of Institute, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., May 30,
1870.
Son of Edward Mitchell.
Republican. Business manager, West Virginia State College, 1904-31;
president, Mutual Savings and
Loan Company of Charleston, 1920-31; member of West Virginia
Republican State Committee, 1921-29; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1932; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1937.
African ancestry.
Died, from an embolism
which developed after surgery, in Harlem Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1937 (age 66 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Constance Baker Motley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1964-65; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965-66.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1966.
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Clarence Norman, Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 43rd District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004;
Presidential Elector for New York, 2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Godfrey Nurse (c.1888-1968) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in British Guiana (now Guyana),
about 1888.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1932,
1936,
1944;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1934.
African ancestry.
Died, in Italian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
22, 1968 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Edward O'Hara (1844-1905) —
of North Carolina.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1844.
Republican. Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1868-69; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1883-87;
defeated, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from North
Carolina, 1884.
African ancestry.
Died of a stroke, September
15, 1905 (age 61 years, 201
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, New Bern, N.C.
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Major Robert Odell Owens (b. 1936) —
also known as Major R. Owens —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Collierville, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 28,
1936.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (12th District 1983-93,
11th District 1993-2003).
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Myles Anderson Paige (c.1898-1983) —
also known as Myles A. Paige —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., about 1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pullman car
porter; lawyer;
Republican candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1926; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1940-58; judge,
Court of Domestic Relations (later Family Court).
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Urban
League; Alpha
Phi Alpha; American
Legion; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
New York City's first
black magistrate, 1936, and first
black judge, 1940.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 30,
1983 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Basil Alexander Paterson (b. 1926) —
also known as Basil Paterson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 27,
1926.
Son of Leonard James Paterson (1894-1968) and Evangeline Alicia
(Rondon) Paterson (1900-1985).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (31st District 1966, 27th District
1967-70); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1970; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1972;
deputy mayor, New York City, 1978-79; secretary of
state of New York, 1979-82.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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David Alexander Paterson (b. 1954) —
also known as David A. Paterson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 20,
1954.
Son of Basil
Alexander Paterson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2004,
2008;
member of New York
state senate 30th District; elected 2002, 2004; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 2007-08; Governor of
New York, 2008-10.
African ancestry.
Legally
blind.
Still living as of 2010.
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Jerome B. Peterson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Co-owner of the New York Age newspaper;
U.S. Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1904-05.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Riley Pierce, Jr. (1922-2000) —
also known as Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.; "Silent
Sam" —
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
8, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1981-89.
African ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
First
black partner of a major New York City law firm. First
black member of the board of directors of a Fortune 500 corporation.
Only black member of the Reagan Cabinet. An independent counsel
appointed in March 1990 found "a
pervasive pattern of improper and illegal behavior" within HUD,
amounting to a "monumental and calculated abuse of the public trust."
Pierce acknowledged
that he helped
create a climate in which the corruption took place, and in
return for that statement, prosecutors agreed not to pursue charges
against him.
Died October
31, 2000 (age 78 years, 53
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Powe —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1954.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1954.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1908.
Son of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,
16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1960,
1964.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Cited
for contempt
of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against
him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled
from the House of Representatives on charges
of unbecoming
conduct and misusing
public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 4,
1972 (age 63 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8,
1933, to Isabel Washington (divorced 1945); married, August 1,
1945, to Hazel Scott (divorced 1960); married, December
15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam
Clayton Powell IV. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Adam
by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
| | | Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:
Tisha Hamilton, Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American
Dilemma — Wil Haygood, King
of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
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Adam Clayton Powell IV (b. 1962) —
also known as Adam Clayton Powell Diago —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1962.
Son of Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr. and Yvette Diago (Flores) Powell.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1994; candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; member of New York
state assembly, 2001-.
African and Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Colin Luther Powell (b. 1937) —
also known as Colin L. Powell;
"Balloonfoot" —
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1937.
Son of Luther Theophilus Powell and Maud Ariel (McKoy) Powell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; U.S. Army
general; National Security Advisor, 1987-89; chairman, Joint Chiefs
of Staff, 1989-93; U.S.
Secretary of State, 2001-05.
African ancestry.
Recipient of the Spingarn
medal, 1991; twice recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom, in 1991 and again in 1995.
Still living as of 2009.
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William E. Prince —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1945-48.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) —
also known as A. Philip Randolph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., April 15,
1889.
Son of James William Randolph and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president,
AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.
Died May 16,
1979 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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Charles Bernard Rangel (b. 1930) —
also known as Charles B. Rangel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 11,
1930.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 72nd District, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-2003 (18th District 1971-73,
19th District 1973-83, 16th District 1983-93, 15th District
1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Trilateral
Commission; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Raymond Richards (b. 1956) —
also known as Usie Richards —
of Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
12, 1956.
Member of Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2003-; defeated (Independent
Citizens Movement), 2000.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Francis E. Rivers (born c.1893) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1930; City
Court Judge, 1943.
African ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Robinson (born c.1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., about 1907.
Liberal. Minister;
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
Presbyterian.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. (b. 1954) —
also known as Al Sharpton —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
3, 1954.
Son of Alfred Charles Sharpton, Sr. and Ada Sharpton.
Democrat. Minister;
civil rights activist; radio talk show
host; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1988, 1992, 1994; stabbed in
the chest as he was about to lead a protest march in the
Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., January 12, 1991;
candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1997; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 2004.
Pentecostal;
later Baptist.
African and Cherokee
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Elliott Percival Skinner (1924-2007) —
also known as Elliott P. Skinner —
Born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad,
April
1, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S. Ambassador to Upper Volta, 1966-69.
African ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, of heart
failure, in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
2007 (age 83 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Bundy Smith (b. 1937) —
of New York.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April 7,
1937.
State court judge in New York, 1987-92; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1992-.
Congregationalist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 1,
1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65,
79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74).
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward A. Stevenson, Sr. (b. 1907) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica,
November
9, 1907.
Democrat. Food service director, New York City Department of
Correction; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-70 (86th District 1966, 78th District
1967-70).
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Percy Ellis Sutton —
also known as Percy Sutton —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1965-66 (New York County 11th District 1965, 77th
District 1966); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1966-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972,
1984;
candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1977.
African ancestry.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1987.
Still living as of 1987.
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John E. W. Thompson (b. 1855) —
of New York.
Born in 1855.
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domingo, 1885-89; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1885-89.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gloria E. A. Toote (born c.1932) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1958.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1958.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cicely Tyson (b. 1933) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1933.
Daughter of William Tyson and Theodesia Tyson.
Democrat. Model;
actress;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 2008.
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Albert Vann —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
state assembly 56th District, 1975-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988,
2000,
2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Francisca Villar (born c.1983) —
also known as Frances Villar —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Dominican
Republic, about 1983.
Socialism and Liberation candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2009.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alton Ronald Waldon, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Alton R. Waldon, Jr. —
of Cambria Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Lakeland, Polk
County, Fla., December
21, 1936.
Son of Alton R. Waldon, Sr. and Juanita (Wallace) Waldon.
Democrat. Professional
singer; police
officer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 33rd District, 1983-86; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1996
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1986-87; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1991-2000; Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 2000.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Cora T. Walker (born c.1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1925.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1958; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ivan Walker —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1965.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1965.
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Sinita Walker —
of West Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 20,
1882.
Son of Benjamin A. Walton and Ollie May (Camphor) Walton.
Newspaper
writer; theater
manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ivan Warner (1919-1994) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1958-60; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1961-65, 1967-68; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Lions.
Died, of cancer, at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1994
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lopez Watson (b. 1922) —
also known as James L. Watson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1955-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American
Legion; NAACP; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1963.
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Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) —
also known as Robert C. Weaver —
of Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
29, 1907.
Son of Mortimer G. Weaver and Florence (Freeman) Weaver.
Economist;
received the Spingarn
Medal in 1962; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966-68; first
black cabinet member; president,
Baruch College, 1969; trustee, Mount Sinai Medical
Center.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
The H.U.D. Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. was named for
him in 2000.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1997 (age 89 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas G. Weaver —
of New York.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Still living as of 1957.
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Bruce Wright —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Keith L. T. Wright —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Son of Bruce
Wright.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 70th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2005.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Margaret Wright —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Shipyard worker during World War II; People's candidate for President
of the United States, 1976.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1976.
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Samuel D. Wright (1925-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Hilton Head Island, Beaufort
County, S.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1925.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1966-73 (39th District 1966, 37th District
1967-72, 54th District 1973); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1976.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Convicted
in 1978 of soliciting
a bribe and sentenced to
jail.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Hilton Head, Beaufort
County, S.C., January
20, 1998 (age 72 years, 341
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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