CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT

MAY 12, 1965

 

Herbert Leverett HHS Yearbook Photo 1946

 

J. HERBERT LEVERETT

 

FIRST NEGRO TO WIN COUNCIL SEAT IN THE CITY OF HACKENSACK 'S HISTORY.

 

During the Civil Rights Movement the Nation at times struggled through violence, Hackensack struggled at the ballot box.

 

NOTE: The term Negro is used because that is Herbert Leverett's preference.

Herbert Leverett (Far Right) (Click Robert Sellarole (center) to view his page)

 

BOB MELI, APRIL 28, 2006

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