Frank Rizzo
Francis Lazarro Rizzo, Sr. (October 23, 1920 – July 16, 1991) was an American police officer and politician. He served as Philadelphia police commissioner from 1968 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980.
As mayor, Rizzo was a strong opponent of desegregation of Philadelphia's schools, and prevented the construction of public housing in majority-white neighborhoods. While running for a third term, Rizzo urged supporters to "Vote White".During his tenure as police commissioner and mayor, the Philadelphia police department engaged in patterns of police brutality, intimidation, coercion, and disregard for constitutional rights. The patterns of police brutality were documented in a Pulitzer-Prize winning Philadelphia Inquirer series by William K. Marimow and Jon Neuman
Rizzo was born to Ralph Rizzo, a Philadelphia policeman himself born in Italy, and Theresa. Rizzo was raised in a South Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood, later moving with his family to the Cedarbrook neighborhood. Prior to joining the police, Rizzo worked for the Midvale Company in Nicetown
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