James Dean (Georgia politician)
James Edward Dean (March 14, 1944 - December 18, 2014) was a social worker, educator and state legislator who lived in Atlanta, Georgia.[1][2] He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1968 to 1974.[1] His brother Douglas Dean also served as a state representative.[1]
Biography
[edit]Dean was born March 14, 1944 in Atlanta to Steve and Dorothy Dean.[1] His father Steve Dean Sr. had 12 children.[3] He graduated from Luther Judson Price High School and Clark College.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1966 from Clark and then his Master's degree in social work two years later.[1] He married Vyvyan Arden Coleman in 1966 and they had two daughters.[5]
Elected in 1968, he represented DeKalb County,[1] and was listed in the "Who's Who of American Politicians" in 1969.[6] He served until served 1975 as in 1974 he lost re-election to Hosea Williams.[7][8] He was African American and the first black legislator for DeKalb County.[1] He served while in his 20s.[9]
He introduced a bill stating the right of black police officers to arrest whites. It passed the Georgia House.[10] He was director of the Atlanta Urban League and he organized another political group called The DeKalb County Concerned Citizens for Progressive Government.[11]
He was photographed with a Clark College delegation of officials.[12] He and his wife, Vyvyan Coleman Dean, were photographed c. 1975 at a Clark Atlanta University social event for alumni.[13]
Dean died December 18, 2014 at his home in Atlanta survived by his wife and both daughters.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "James E. Dean, DeKalb's first black state legislator, remembered". issuu.com. CrossRoadsNews. 10 January 2015. p. 11. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Georgia Official and Statistical Register". Department of Archives & History. August 16, 1971. p. 518 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary for DEAN MR. STEVE Dean Sr". The Atlanta Constitution. September 15, 1999. p. 27 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia's Official and Statistical Register". August 16, 1973 – via Google Books.
- ^ Who's who Among African Americans. Gale Research. August 16, 2008. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-4144-3400-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. November 20, 1969 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. August 29, 1974 – via Google Books.
- ^ Who's who Among Black Americans. Who's who among Black Americans, Incorporated, Publishing Company. August 16, 1994. ISBN 978-0-8103-5461-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. April 11, 1974 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company. March 20, 1969 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mason, Herman (August 16, 1998). African-American Life in DeKalb County, 1823-1970. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-0034-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ Mason, Herman (August 16, 2000). Politics, Civil Rights, and Law in Black Atlanta, 1870-1970. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7524-0985-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mr. James Dean and Mrs. Vyvyan Coleman Dean at Alumni Social, circa 1975 | Atlanta University Center".
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