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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Benjamin J. Davis, Jr. (September 8, 1903-August 22, 1964) was an African American lawyer and Communist elected in 1943 to the New York City Council representing Harlem. He served two terms as the Communist Councilman from Harlem. However, he was unceremoniously – perhaps, illegally – ousted in 1949 as the Red Scare intensified. During the […]