A mayor for all the people? : Kenneth Gibson's Newark /

Kenneth Allen Gibson, the first African American mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was born in 1931 in the town of Enterprise, Alabama. He graduated from high school in Enterprise in 1950 and joined the U.S. Army as a civil engineer. He remained in the Army until 1958. After his discharge, he took a job...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Holmes, Robert C., approximately 1944- (Editor), Roper, Richard W. (Editor), Coleman, Bonnie Watson (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Gibson, Kenneth A. Mayors > New Jersey > Newark > Biography. Newark (N.J.) > Politics and government > 20th century. African American mayors > New Jersey > Newark > Biography. Newark (N.J.) > Economic conditions > 20th century. Newark (N.J.) > Social conditions > 20th century. Urban renewal > New Jersey > Newark. Interviews > New Jersey > Newark. Newark (N.J.) > Biography.

Table of Contents:

On being first
Navegating racial politics
Friends and family
Trying to make city government work
An in-depth look inside city government : Mayor Gibson's right-hand man
Working with the anchor institutions
Forces beyond a mayor's control
Mayor Gibson reflects
Conclusion : Richard W. Roper.