Representative of the First Congressional District of Illinois from January 3, 1971 to October 10, 1978 (92nd-95th Congresses)
Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-IL-1)
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Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Josiah T. Walls (R-FL)
Representative of Florida at-large from March 4, 1871 to January 29, 1878; March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875; and March 4, 1875 to April 19, 1876 (42nd-44th Congresses First black Member of Congress from Florida
CBC Members with Vice President George Bush before a Meeting with President Ronald Regan and Vice President Bush at the White House
Left to Right: Vice President George Bush, Rep. Augustus Hawkins, Rep. George Crockett Jr., Rep. Parren Mitchell, unidentified White House staffer, Rep. William Clay Sr., Rep. Mervyn Dymally, Del. Walter Fauntroy
Rep. John M. Langston (R-VA)
Representative of Virginia's Fourth Congressional District from September 23, 1890 to March 3, 1891 (51st Congress) First black Member of Congress from Virginia
Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-CA)
Representative of California's Eighth Congressional District from January 3, 1971 to February 6, 1998 (92nd-105th Congresses)
Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-CA)
Representative of California's 29th Congressional District from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1991 (88th-101st Congresses)
CBC Members with Actor Melvin Van Peebles
Left to Right: Rep. Augustus Hawkins (D-CA); Rep. William Clay Sr. (D-MO); Rep. Parren Mitchell (D-MD); Rep. Robert Nix Sr. (D-PA); Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-CA); Melvin Van Peebles; Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH); Rep. Yvonne B. Burke (D-CA); Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY); and...
CBC Members at a Hearing on Fair Employment
Rep. John Conyers Jr. testifying at hearing. Left to Right: Rep. William Clay, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. John Conyers Jr., Rep. Shirley Chisholm
Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-CA)
Representative of California's Eighth Congressional District from January 3, 1971 to February 6, 1998 (92nd-105th Congresses)
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) at a White House Birthday Celebration for Lionel Hampton
Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-CA)
Representative of California's 29th Congressional District January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1991 (88th-101st Congresses)
CBC Members at a Hearing on Full Employment
Left to Right: Rep. George Collins, Rep. Walter Fauntroy, Rep. Ralph Metcalfe, Rep. Louis Stokes, Rep. Charles Diggs (at podium), Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. Shirley Chisholm, Rep. John Conyers Jr., Rep. Augustus Hawkins, Rep. William Clay Sr.