Government – State
Mildred Coleman Crump (1939-)
Mildred Coleman Crump became the first African American councilwoman in the 336-year history of the Newark City Council in New...
Raymond Lawrence Finch (1940-2023)
Raymond Lawrence Finch, a Federal District Court and contributor to the development of the Virgin Islands Legal System was born...
Diana E. Bajoie (1948– )
Diana Bajoie is known as a pioneer of African American politics in the state of Louisiana. She is a former...
Mark Mallory (1962– )
On December 1, 2005, Mark Mallory was sworn in as the first black mayor elected by popular vote in Cincinnati,...
James M. Evans (1962- )
James M. Evans, a politician and business owner, was the first African American chairman of the Utah Republican Party. He...
James Lopez Watson (1922-2001)
James Lopez Watson was the first African American to serve as the head of a federal court in the Deep...
John Raymond Jones (1899–1991)
John Raymond Jones, also known as the Harlem Fox, was a Harlem politician and the first African American to lead...
Daniel A. Collins (1916-2007)
Dentist and civil rights leader Daniel A. Collins was born in Darlington, South Carolina, on June 11, 1916. His father...
Preston A. Daniels (1945- )
Preston Daniels, the first African American elected Mayor of Des Moines, Iowa, was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1945. Shortly...
