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Archive - Kenneth Allen Gibson: 1932 - 2019 

Richard Kalvar 

Kenneth Allen Gibson, the first black mayor of Newark, New Jersey, died on March 29, 2019 at the age of 86. Gibson, a former city engineer, was elected in 1970 - the first of four terms - amid a hard-fought and racially charged campaign to unseat the two-term incumbent, a fellow Democrat on trial for corruption. As the first black mayor of a major Northeastern US city, Gibson served his historic tenure against a backdrop of the region’s economic disruptions and changing demographics. 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NY. 1977. Mayor Kenneth GIBSON in his office. 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor, in his office.... 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor, in his office.... 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor, in his office.... 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor, in his office.... 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor. 1977. 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor. 1977. 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor, in his office.... 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor. 1977. 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor, in his office.... 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor, in his office.... 

Richard Kalvar 1977

USA. Newark, NJ. Kenneth GIBSON, first black mayor. 1977. 
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