Photo: #Harry Davis served on the Minneapolis school board for 20 years, was active in the United Way and numerous other community organizations.

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A tribute to Harry Davis

Broadcast: Midday, 08/14/2006, 12:06 p.m.

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Harry Davis was a civil rights activist and a long-time Minneapolis School Board member, a business executive and Golden Gloves boxing coach, a founder of the Minneapolis Urban Coalition and the first African-American to run for mayor of Minneapolis. He died Friday at the age of 83.

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