Julius A. Archibald (1901-1979) was an American lawyer and politician from

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. Archibald was a Democratic State Senator for one term (

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) from 1953 to 1954. He ran on a civil rights platform and was a member of the

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. He was born in

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. Archibald defeated Harold I. Panken in the Democratic primary for the 21st district, which covered part of New York City. He won the general election and was the first African-American member of the New York Senate. He was replaced by

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