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| Birthday |
11th June, 1931
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| Birthplace |
New Philadelphia, Ohio
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| Died |
1993
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Penfield Tate II was the first and only black mayor of Boulder, Colorado. Tate was mayor from 1974 to 1976 and served on Boulder's City Council from 1972 to 1974, and won the most votes of all candidates. He is the only black mayor to serve in Boulder County and was known for his humanitarian efforts and for being an outspoken LGBTQ activist. Tate, as stated by his son, put "Boulder in the forefront of the state in terms of examining tough social issues in terms of equal rights or gay rights" He died in 1993 after a battle with cancer and pneumonia. Tate's son Penfield Tate III is an active politician in Denver, Colorado. In 2020 the city of Boulder proposed renaming its municipal building at 1777 Broadway after Tate. He was also honored with a mural installed on the Boulder Public Library North Building.
