David Dinkins

David Norman Dinkins (July 10, 1927 – November 23, 2020) was an American politician and activist. He served as the 107th Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1993. He lost reelection in 1993 to Rudy Giuliani. He was the first African American mayor of New York City.

Dinkins was born on July 10, 1927 in Trenton, New Jersey.Cheers, D. Michael. "Mayor of 'The Big Apple': 'nice guy' image helps David N. Dinkins in building multi-ethnic, multiracial coalition – New York City", Ebony (magazine), February 1990. Accessed September 4, 2008. He studied at Harvard University and at the Brooklyn Law School. Dinkins was married to Joyce Burrows until her death in 2020. They had two children.

Dinkins died on November 23, 2020 at his home in New York City from respiratory failure, aged 93.

References

Other websites

Finding Aid for the David N. Dinkins Papers housed at Columbia University's Rare Book and Manuscript Library
David Dinkins's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project

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