— 1922-2002 —
Born in Athens, Georgia, this educator, mayor, professional athlete and longtime Atlantic City resident was affectionately known as "Big Jim." He was a 6' 6" giant of a man who never raised his voice. Jim was a classroom teacher and school principal, rising to the position of Assistant Superintendent of the Atlantic City public schools, and a visionary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. School Complex. Usry graduated from Lincoln University in 1946 with a B.A. and received a Masters Degree in 1971 from Glassboro State College (Rowan University). A U.S. Army Military Policeman, he was one of the first African-American professional basketball players to don the uniform of the Harlem Renaissance. Later, he became Atlantic City's first African-American mayor and the President of the National Association of Black Mayors. Above all, he was a positive role model for three generations of Atlantic City children who knew him as "Pop Pop" Usry.| HM Number | HMORY |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Placed By | The City of Atlantic City |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, October 13th, 2014 at 9:30am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 548917 N 4356953 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.36065000, -74.43218333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 21.639', W 74° 25.931' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 21' 38.34" N, 74° 25' 55.86" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 609 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1707 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City NJ 08401, US |
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