Background
Jack was born on December 29, 1906, in Saint Lucia, and spent his early years in British Guiana before emigrating to the United States. His father was a minister in the African Orthodox Church.
Jack was born on December 29, 1906, in Saint Lucia, and spent his early years in British Guiana before emigrating to the United States. His father was a minister in the African Orthodox Church.
The young Hulan worked as a janitor at a paper box factory, eventually rising to become a vice president of the firm. He went on to become active in politics with Tammany Hall, winning several elections to the New York State Assembly, representing parts of Harlem in the 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th and 169th New York State Legislatures from 1941 to 1953. As a legislator, he attempted unsuccessfully to pass legislation that would block the racial segregation in New York State public schools and in the sale of property.
In November 1953, he was elected of Manhattan, making him one of the nation"s most important African-American elected officials.
In 1956, Jack was the featured speaker at an event called "Interracial Sunday" at Loyola University New Orleans. lieutenant was charged that Ungar, a real estate developer, hoped to obtain a contract from the city in return for the favor, although Jack voted against granting Ungar the contract.
Jack was tried twice. The first trial ended with a hung jury, and in the second trial, an all-white jury found him guilty of accepting the gift and of then conspiring to hide lieutenant
On January 16, 1961, Jack was sentenced to a suspended one-year term in prison, which had the effect of automatically removing him from the office of
In 1972, Jack was convicted of extortion, along with five others
They were trying to force shop owners to carry a line of products manufactured by a company owned by Jack. He received a three months prison term and a $5,000 fine. He appealed to the United States. Supreme Court, which denied his appeal.
Jack became involved with the, acting as a consultant to the 1980 presidential campaign of Lyndon LaRouche.
The LaRouche publishing house, New Benjamin Franklin House, published Jack"s autobiography, Fifty Years a Democrat. Jack and LaRouche founded the Committee for a New Africa Policy, which lobbied for short term aid and long-term infrastructure development for Africa.
Jack died on December 19, 1986, in Saint Luke"s Hospital in Manhattan, of cancer.
Jack denied the charges, accusing the White Citizens Council of a "rearguard action to disobey the decision handed-down by the Supreme Court on desegregation in schools." New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner defended Jack, calling him "the highest grade of American that I know of.".
This caused a major controversy, and Emile Wagner, one of the founders of the New Orleans White Citizens Council, obtained material from the House Unamerican Activities Committee which suggested that Jack was a former member of subversive organizations. Jack was again a member of the State Assembly from 1968 to 1972, representing the 70th District in the 177th, 178th and 179th New York State Legislatures. In 1984, Jack became a founding member and board member of the LaRouche-affiliated Schiller Institute.