Today In History Percy Ellis Sutton, activist in the Civil Rights Movement, lawyer public servant, businessman, and community leader, received the 72nd NAACP Spingarn Medal on this date July 9, 1987 for his success as a New York State Legislator, 12-year Manhattan Borough President, and for building a national broadcast empire. Percy Ellis Sutton, a pioneering figure who represented Malcolm X as a young lawyer who rose from the Democratic clubhouses of Harlem to become the longest-serving Manhattan borough president and, for more than a decade, the highest-ranking black elected official in New York City. CARTER™️ Magazine carter-mag.com #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #historyandhiphop365 #carter #cartermagazine #percysutton #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #history #staywoke https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1U5DGrKU2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
