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Gang of Four (Harlem)

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The Gang of Four, also known as the Harlem Clubhouse, was an African-American political coalition from Harlem whose members later ascended to top political posts. It is named after the Gang of Four of China.

The four members were:

  • David Dinkins, later Deputy Mayor and Mayor of New York City
  • Basil Paterson, a onetime New York State Senator, Deputy Mayor of New York City, and New York State Secretary of State
  • Charles Rangel, a state assemblyman and eventually a senior Democratic Congressman
  • Percy Sutton, one-term state Assemblyman, Manhattan Borough President from 1966 to 1977

    • The son of Basil Paterson, David Paterson, became Governor of New York in 2008 following the resignation of Eliot Spitzer.

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