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| Affiliation | Independent |
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1976-01-01 |
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| Name | Clennon W. King, Jr. |
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Albany, Georgia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
July 18, 1920
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| Died | February 12, 2000
(79 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Feb 21, 2023 03:03am |
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| Info | Clennon W. King, Jr. was the first African American to be on the ballot for President in the U S in a General Election, running for the Independent Afro-American Unity Party in 1960.
Republican candidate for Congress in the 1980's, candidate for mayor of Miami, Florida in 1996.
Tried to enroll in the University of Mississippi in 1958, and was sent to the state's insane asylum.
Tried to join and integrate Jimmy Carter's all-white Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., on the eve of the 1976 presidential election.
Kane [PA] Republican, 1/23/1960 (photo source) |
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