Kenneth A. Gibson

Kenneth Allen Gibson (May 15, 1932 – March 29, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was elected in 1970 as the 34th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey.  He was the first African American elected mayor of any major Northeastern United States city.  He served from 1970 to 1986.Staff. "No. 1 in Newark Vote; Kenneth Allen Gibson", The New York Times, May 14, 1970. Accessed March 27, 2018. "While attending Central High School, Mr. Gibson played the saxophone in a dance band to help support the family."

Gibson died on March 29, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey at the age of 86.Ken Gibson, Newark's First Black Mayor, Has Died

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