Percy Sutton Politician

Percy Ellis Sutton (November 24, 1920 – December 26, 2009) was a prominent black American political and business leader. A civil-rights activist and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X. He was the highest-ranking African-American elected official in New York City when he was Manhattan borough president from 1966 to 1977, the longest tenure at that position. He later became an entrepreneur whose investments included the New York Amsterdam News and the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

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Birth date	November 24, 1920
Birth place	Texas , San Antonio
Date of death	December 26, 2009
Place of death	New York City , New York
Education	Tuskegee University Columbia Law School Prairie View A&M University Brooklyn Law School Hampton University

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military operations	World War II Tuskegee Airmen
military branch	United States Army Air Corps
party	Democratic Party (United States)
service start	1941
service end	1945
successor	Andrew Stein