ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ðə sˈɪɾi ʌv vɪktˈoːɹiə dᵻklˈɛɹd noʊvˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːn mˈɪflɪn wˈɪstɑːɹ ɡˈɪbz dˈeɪ ɪn ɹˌɛkəɡnˈɪʃən ʌv ɡˈɪbz bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst blˈæk pˈɜːsən ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə pˈʌblɪk ˈɑːfɪs ɪn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə.
In 2016, the City of Victoria declared November 19 'Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Day' in recognition of Gibbs becoming the first black person elected to public office in British Columbia.