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[[image - b/w full page photo of Robert J. Mangum; section cut out of upper right of page, showing the previous page]] [[caption]] Commissioner Robert J. Mangum, Chairman New York State Commission for Human Rights [[/caption]] [[inset]] Robert J. Mangum was appointed chairman of the State Commission for Human Rights by Governor Rockefeller on July 20, 1967. He had served previously as Regional Director of the Northeast Region of the federal Office of Economic Opportunity. Mr. Mangum's designation to head the state human rights agency climaxed a career of 25 years in public service. It began in 1942 when he became a member of the New York City Police Department. Rising through the ranks, he became Deputy Commissioner of Police in 1954. In 1957 and 1958 he was Deputy Police Commissioner in charge of Youth Programs. In 1958, Mr. Mangum became First Deputy Commissioner and Executive Officer of Hospitals, a post he held until his appointment to the Office of Economic Opportunity in 1966. Mr. Mangum served as chairman of the board of directors of the New York Urban League, as a board member and chairman of the personnel committee of Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. (HARYOU), as a member of the board of managers of the Harlem YMCA and as a member of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America. He has received numerous awards and citations for his work in community and civic affairs. A graduate of the City College of New York and Brooklyn Law School, Mr. Mangum holds a master's degree in public administration from New York University and a Master of Science in Administrative Medicine from Columbia University. He is a lecturer in public health and administrative medicine at Columbia University and lecturer in police-community relations at the New School for Social Research in New York City. [[/inset]]