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This Day in Minnesota History

March 22, 1993

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George O. Berry dies in Minneapolis. Born in St. Paul, the son of a railroad porter and a domestic worker and a federal meat and poultry inspector by profession, Berry was one of the first African Americans elected to public office in the city, winning a spot on the St. Paul School Board from 1966 to 1973. During his tenure he worked for the creation of magnet schools.

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