Английская Википедия:Francis E. Rivers

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Francis E. Rivers (died July 28, 1975) was an American lawyer and judge who served in the New York State Assembly. His father, David Foote Rivers, was a state representative in Tennessee. He was a Republican.[1]

He was the first African American to serve on the City Court of New York City (now the New York City Civil Court).[2] In 1932, W. E. B. Du Bois wrote to Rivers seeking information about Dr. Hinton of Boston who Du Bois wanted to nominate for a Spingarn Medal.[3] In 1966 he presented an award to Thurgood Marshall.[4]

Several prominent members of the American Bar Association threatened to quit when Rivers was denied membership in the organization, which did not have any African American members.[5][6] He defeated incumbent Abraham Grenthal in the 1929 election for state Assembly[7] and served in the 153rd New York State Legislature in 1930.

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