CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT

MAY 12, 1965

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.

BOB MELI APRIL 28, 2006