Luska Twyman, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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African American mayors
Date of Birth: 19-May-1913
Date of Death: 28-Jan-1988
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Luska Twyman
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- Twyman (May 19, 1913 – January 28, 1988) was a Kentucky politician and World War II veteran.
- Born in Hiseville, Kentucky in 1913, Twyman became Kentucky's first African American mayor in 1968 when he became mayor of Glasgow, Kentucky. He was an alumnus of Kentucky State University, a 1936 initiate of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Alpha Upsilon chapter, and appointee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
- During his tenure as mayor, Twyman was also the principal of Ralph Bunche School, which originally was the city's school for African-Americans before integration.
- After integration, the school became the sixth-grade school for the entire Glasgow Independent School District.
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- Twyman Memorial Park in Glasgow, Kentucky is named for him.
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