Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Julian C. Dixon (D-CA)
Representative of California's 32nd Congressional District from January 3, 1979 to December 8, 2000 (96th to 106th Congresses)
Rep. Charles C. Diggs Jr. (D-MI)
Representative of Michigan's 13th Congressional District from January 3, 1955 to June 3, 1980 (84th-96th Congresses)
Rep. George H. White (R-NC)
Representative from North Carolina's Second Congressional District from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1901 (55th and 56th Congresses)
Rep. Thomas E. Miller (R-SC)
Representative of South Carolina's Seventh Congressional District from September 24, 1890 to March 3, 1891 (51st Congress)
Sen. Blanche K. Bruce (R-MS)
Mississippi Senator from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1881 (44th-46th Congresses)
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) as a Member of the Judiciary Committee during a Hearing on the Impeachment of President Nixon
Left to Right: Rep. Harold Donohue, Rep. John Conyers Jr., Rep. Peter Rodino Jr.
Rep. Robert Smalls (R-SC)
Representative of South Carolina's Fifth Congressional District from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879; July 19, 1882 to March 3, 1883; and from March 18,1884 to March 3, 1887 (44th, 45th and 47th-49th Congresses)
Rep. William “Bill” L. Clay Sr. (D-MO-1)
Rep. James E. O’Hara (R-NC)
Representative of North Carolina's Second Congressional District from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887 (48th-49th Congresses)
The Congressional Black Caucus During the 93rd Congress
This photo was taken following a meeting with President Gerald Ford at the White House. Left to Right: (front row) Rep. Augustus Hawkins, Rep. Cardiss Collins, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, Rep. William Clay Sr., Rep. Parren Mitchell (back row)...
Rep. Jeremiah Haralson (R-AL)
Representative of Alabama's First Congressional District from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877 (44th Congress)