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He was a rising star, a former police officer and Brooklyn minister turned activist and councilman. James E. Davis was preparing for re-election when he was gunned down on the balcony of the City Council chamber by a would-be political rival.

His untimely death exposed the underbelly of Brooklyn politics. Almost 16 years after his shocking demise, how does his legacy inform the political landscape of contemporary New York?

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