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Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs held office as Secretary of State and State Superintendent. Georgia 3 1 4 Illinois 4 3 6 Roland Burris held office as Comptroller, Attorney General and U.S. Senator Indiana 4 4 Kansas 1 1 Kentucky 2 2 Louisiana 5 5 Maryland 4 4 Massachusetts 3 2 4 Edward Brooke held office as Attorney General and U.S. Senator Michigan 3 3
Robert A. Pinn (1879): [37] [38] First African American lawyer in Massillon County, Ohio and Stark County, Ohio [39] Clay E. Hunter: [45] First African American male judge in Stark County, Ohio (upon his appointment to the Canton Municipal Court in 1962) Kyle L. Stone (2021): [46] First African-American elected prosecutor in Stark County, Ohio
The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus was founded in 1967 by African American state legislators under the leadership of State Representative C.J. McLin of Dayton, Ohio. At that time, the organization was known as BEDO (Black Elected Democrats of Ohio).
The John Glenn College of Public Affairs is a public policy and management school at Ohio State University. The Glenn College offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in public affairs. The Glenn College provides research, training and technical assistance to state, public and nonprofit organizations.
The Columbus chapter of 100 Black Men of America has a mission to improve the quality of life and economic opportunities for African Americans.
The state was important in the operation of the Underground Railroad. While a few escaped enslaved blacks passed through the state on the way to Canada, a large population of blacks settled in Ohio, especially in big cities like Cleveland and Cincinnati. By 1860, around 37,000 blacks lived in the state. [3]
First African Americans elected as judges in the state of New York: James S. Watson and Charles E. Toney [10] 1938; First African-American woman to be elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly and to any state legislature: Crystal Bird Fauset. 1939; First African-American woman to own a cosmetology school in Iowa: Pauline Brown Humphrey [11 ...
The State Department is incredibly competitive; you either move up or eventually you tick out. So, for the limited spots that people can be promoted into, your colleagues and sometimes even your ...