Truman Gibson | |
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 Gibson in later years | |
| Born | January 22, 1912 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 2005 (aged 93) |
| Other names | Gibson, Truman Kella Jr. (full name) |
| Occupation(s) | attorney, boxing promoter |
| Known for | Member of Franklin Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet" |
Truman Kella Gibson, Jr. (January 22, 1912 – December 23, 2005) was an African-American businessman, attorney, government advisor, and later influential boxing promoter who played a unique and unheralded role in the Civil Rights Movement, primarily as a member of the "Black Cabinet" of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.