Ashby, William M. (William Mobile), 1889-1991

Ashby was honored by the Municiple Council of the City of Newark in 1979 as a distinguished citizen of Newark and a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement, the first Black social worker in New Jersey, the first Director of the Urban League of Essex County, an active member of the United Way of Newark, the Newark Human Rights Commission, the Newark Senior Citizen's Commission and numerous other civic organizations.

From the description of William M. Ashby papers, 1917-1990. (Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library). WorldCat record id: 642092705

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