Mayor Addonizio Campaign Flyer- Qualification Not Color (June 16, 1970)

Campaign flyer distributed to promote Mayor Addonizio’s 1970 campaign for re-election. Mayor Addonizio’s campaign attempted to paint his opponent, Ken Gibson, as a dangerous Black Nationalist based on his association with Amiri Baraka. Addonizio was defeated by Ken Gibson in the runoff election, making Gibson the first Black mayor of a major northeastern city.