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(1927-2020) Memoirist. David N. Dinkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and died in Manhattan, New York. He was the first black mayor of New York City.

Full Name

David N. Dinkins

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1927

BIRTH

David Norman Dinkins was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on July 10, 1927.

1930

RESIDENCE

As a child, Mr. Dinkins lived with his mother and sister in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, during the 1930s. He later lived in Harlem as an adult.

1956

OTHER

Mr. Dinkins graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 1956.

2013

LITWORK

A Mayor's Life: Governing New York's Gorgeous Mosaic
New York: PublicAffairs Books
1610393015 / 978-1610393010
Memoir written with Peter Knobler.

2020

DEATH

David N. Dinkins died at his home in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York, on November 23, 2020.

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