flown at half staff on June 15 and 16 in her memory. The New Jersey Historical Commission established the Mildred Barry Garvin Prize to honor educators in the state for outstanding teaching of African-American history. References 1929 births 1993 deaths Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Politicians from Chicago Politicians from East Orange, New Jersey University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni William Paterson University alumni African-American state legislators in New Jersey Women state legislators in New Jersey 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American politicians