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| − | '''David Norman Dinkins''' was an American politician, lawyer, and author who | + | '''David Norman Dinkins''' was an American politician, lawyer, and author who was made 106th [[Mayor of New York City]] from 1990 to 1993, becoming the first [[African American]] to hold the office. |
Before entering politics, Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 [[Montford Point Marines]], the first African-American [[U.S. Marines]]; he served from 1945 to 1946.<ref>https://library.uncw.edu/web/montford/transcripts/Dinkins_David.html</ref> He graduated ''[[cum laude]]'' from [[Howard University]]<ref name="publicaffairsbooks.com">Dinkins, David N.; Knobler, Peter (2013). ''A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic''. New York: [[PublicAffairs]]. {{ISBN|978-1-61039-301-0}}.</ref> and received his law degree from [[Brooklyn Law School]] in 1956. A longtime member of [[Harlem]]'s Carver [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Club, Dinkins began his electoral career by serving in the [[New York State Assembly]] in 1966, eventually advancing to Manhattan [[borough president]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201124053220/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/08/nyregion/dinkins-seriously-considers-entering-the-race-for-mayor.html</ref> before becoming mayor. After leaving office, Dinkins joined the faculty of [[Columbia University]] while remaining active as an [[éminence grise]] in municipal politics. | Before entering politics, Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 [[Montford Point Marines]], the first African-American [[U.S. Marines]]; he served from 1945 to 1946.<ref>https://library.uncw.edu/web/montford/transcripts/Dinkins_David.html</ref> He graduated ''[[cum laude]]'' from [[Howard University]]<ref name="publicaffairsbooks.com">Dinkins, David N.; Knobler, Peter (2013). ''A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic''. New York: [[PublicAffairs]]. {{ISBN|978-1-61039-301-0}}.</ref> and received his law degree from [[Brooklyn Law School]] in 1956. A longtime member of [[Harlem]]'s Carver [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Club, Dinkins began his electoral career by serving in the [[New York State Assembly]] in 1966, eventually advancing to Manhattan [[borough president]]<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20201124053220/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/08/nyregion/dinkins-seriously-considers-entering-the-race-for-mayor.html</ref> before becoming mayor. After leaving office, Dinkins joined the faculty of [[Columbia University]] while remaining active as an [[éminence grise]] in municipal politics. | ||
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| Born | David Norman Dinkins 1927-07-10 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 23, 2020 (Age 93) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Howard University, Brooklyn Law School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religion | Episcopalian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Joyce Burrows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Action Council for Peace in the Balkans, Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Justice for Kurds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993.
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David Norman Dinkins was an American politician, lawyer, and author who was made 106th Mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1993, becoming the first African American to hold the office.
Before entering politics, Dinkins was among the more than 20,000 Montford Point Marines, the first African-American U.S. Marines; he served from 1945 to 1946.[1] He graduated cum laude from Howard University[2] and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1956. A longtime member of Harlem's Carver Democratic Club, Dinkins began his electoral career by serving in the New York State Assembly in 1966, eventually advancing to Manhattan borough president[3] before becoming mayor. After leaving office, Dinkins joined the faculty of Columbia University while remaining active as an éminence grise in municipal politics.
He is cofounder of Black Americans in Support of Israel Committee[4] and was one of the signatories of the Action Council for Peace in the Balkans.
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References
- ↑ https://library.uncw.edu/web/montford/transcripts/Dinkins_David.html
- ↑ Dinkins, David N.; Knobler, Peter (2013). A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1-61039-301-0.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201124053220/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/08/nyregion/dinkins-seriously-considers-entering-the-race-for-mayor.html
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE1DA1439F935A2575BC0A96F948260&fta=y
