Mifflin Wistar Gibbs

Biography

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (April 17, 1823 – July 11, 1915) was an American-born politician, businessman, newspaper publisher, and advocate for black rights in both the United States and Canada. He moved to California as a young man, during the Gold Rush, and was an early black pioneer in San Francisco. Gibbs co-founded the first black newspaper in California and was an active leader in the early California State Convention of Colored Citizens.

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