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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sat Jul 12, 2014, 11:13 AM Jul 2014

Paul Gibson Jr., city's first black deputy mayor, dies

ANNIE KARNI

Paul Gibson Jr., who was the city's first black deputy mayor, died Thursday night after a long illness. He was 86.

"He made history," former Mayor David Dinkins told the Daily News. "He was a fine young man and I'm sorry he's no longer with us."

Gibson was appointed deputy mayor for planning in 1974 by Mayor Abe Beame, after a long search to find an African-American to serve in one of the most senior posts at City Hall.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/paul-gibson-jr-city-black-deputy-mayor-dies-blog-entry-1.1863868

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