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Walter Gilbert Alexander (1880-1953), the son of former slaves, was the first Black to serve in the New Jersey State Assembly. A Republican, he was elected in 1920. Alexander was born in Virginia in 1880.  He went to college at...

Walter Gilbert Alexander (1880-1953), the son of former slaves, was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey State Assembly. A Republican, he was elected in 1920. Alexander was born in Virginia in 1880.  He went to college...