In a long-delayed meeting at the White House, 12 black congressmen brought the problems facing 25 million black Americans directly to President Nixon. Clockwise around the table beginning with the President: Rep. Augustus Hawkins; Rep. William Clay; Rep. Ronald...
Representative of South Carolina's Third Congressional District from March 4, 1871 to November 1, 1874
Representative of California's 32nd Congressional District from January 3, 1979 to December 8, 2000 (96th to 106th Congresses)
Representative of Michigan's 13th Congressional District from January 3, 1955 to June 3, 1980 (84th-96th Congresses)
Representative from North Carolina's Second Congressional District from March 4, 1897 to March 3, 1901 (55th and 56th Congresses)
Delegate of the District of Columbia from April 19, 1971 to January 3, 1991 (92nd-101th Congresses)
Representative of Michigan's 14th Congressional District since January 3, 1965 (89th Congress-present)
Left to Right: Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY); Rep. John Burton (D-CA); Unidentified; Del. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC); Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-CA); Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH); Rep. Carl Albert (D-OK); Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX); Unidentified; Unidentified; Rep. Augustus Hawkins...
Representative of California's 8th Congressional District from January 3, 1971 to February 6, 1998 (92nd-105th Congresses)