He is the second black leader in its 127-year history.

But administration officials first wanted to test the reaction of black leaders.

"I've worked with these parents and I happen to be a popular black leader in our community," she said.

And it is not only black leaders who are silent.

"People have a strong sense of my message," he said at the event with black leaders.

He gained support from both black and white leaders of the city.

Some of the people she sponsored became important black leaders in the city.

The three men are among of the country's most influential black leaders.

After that, black leaders who went on the line to support things in the Jewish community just walked away.

The life story of the black leader, originally published in 1965.