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Kenneth Gibson

Kenneth Gibson

Former Mayor of Newark
Kenneth Allen Gibson was an American politician of the Democratic Party who was the 36th mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1970 to 1986. He was the first African American mayor of a major city in the Northeastern United States. Wikipedia
Born: May 15, 1932, Enterprise, AL
Died: March 29, 2019 (age 86 years), West Orange, NJ
Previous offices: President of the United States Conference of Mayors (1976–1977) and Mayor of Newark (1970–1986)