Don L. Crawford

Don L. Crawford was an American politician of the Democratic party, who was the first African-American person to serve as a city commissioner of Dayton, Ohio.[1][2] He served on the commission from 1962[3] to 1967.[4]

References

  1. "Negro Sets Pace". New York Times. November 4, 1965. Retrieved 19 June 2011. Dayton's first Negro commissioner, Don L. Crawford, won re-election but ran second to a fellow commissioner. David L. Hall
  2. "Dayton Official Speaks Up On Police Brutality". Jet. December 6, 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  3. Kline, Benjamin (March 30, 1992). "Witness to History". Dayton Daily News. p. 3B. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  4. Williamson, Daniel Raymond (1975). Feature writing for newspapers. Hastings House. ISBN 978-0-8038-2312-9. Retrieved 19 June 2011.

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