Putney Swope
The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.
23 January 1935, Uniontown, Alabama, USA
18 April 1951, Brooklyn, New York, USA
June 5, 1950 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
May 22, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
14 August 1946, New York City, New York, USA
November 12, 1923
22 November 1939, Newark, New Jersey, USA
April 21, 1927 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
