Frank Crosswaith

Biography

Frank Rudolph Crosswaith (July 16, 1892 – June 17, 1965) was a West Indian-born American Socialist politician, activist and trade union organizer in New York City who founded and chaired the Negro Labor Committee from 1935 until his death in 1965. He was also appointed the first Black member of the New York City Housing Authority, serving from 1942 to 1958.

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