The Gang of Four was an African-American political coalition from Harlem whose members later ascended to top political posts. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center
The four members were:
- David Dinkins, later Deputy Mayor and Mayor of New York City;
- Basil Paterson, a onetime New York State Senator, Deputy Mayor of New York City, and New York State Secretary of State;
- Charles Rangel, a state representative and eventually a senior Democratic Congressman;
and Percy Sutton, eventually Manhattan Borough President. David Norman Dinkins (born July 10 1927 was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993 being the first and to date only African American to hold that office The Mayor of New York City is the head of the executive branch of the Government of New York City. Basil Alexander Paterson ( April 27, 1926 &ndash a labor lawyer is a longtime political leader in New York and Harlem and father of the 55th Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel (born June 11, 1930) is an American Politician. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Percy Sutton is a civil rights activist, Lawyer and Entrepreneur.
The son of Basil Paterson, David Paterson, became Governor of New York in 2008 following the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. David Alexander Paterson (born May 20 1954 is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. The Governor of New York is the head of the Executive branch of New York 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American lawyer and former politician of the Democratic Party. [1]
References
- ^ John Sullivan and Danny Hakim. "Paterson to Ascend to Power in Midst of Storm", The New York Times, March 12, 2008. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
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