Gladys McCoy

Gladys McCoy (February 28, 1928 – April 11, 1993) was an American politician who was the first African American elected to public office in the state of O

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", “everybody knew the ground rules. There was no mistaking where your place was.”"

- Gladys McCoy

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"“They own you,”"

- Gladys McCoy

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""They really put you through the grind.”"

- Gladys McCoy

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""Still, you are expected to be intelligent, articulate, civil, kind, charitable, accepting of anything that comes.”"

- Gladys McCoy

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