
Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus


Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke (D-CA)
Left to Right: Rep. Rangel, unidentified man, and Rep. Burke

CBC Members in Lusaka with Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia
Left to Right: Rep. Louis Stokes, Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., President Kenneth Kaunda, Rep. John Conyers Jr., Rep. Charles Rangel

Rep. Parren J. Mitchell (D-MD)
Representative of Maryland's 7th Congressional District from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1987 (92nd-99th Congresses)

Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH) Speaking with Rep. Ray Madden (D-IN)

Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH) and Unidentified Man

Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) at a United Auto Workers Luncheon

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. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH)

Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH)
Representative of Ohio's 21st Congressional District from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 1999 (91st-105th Congresses)

Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-CA) in South Africa for Nelson Mandela’s Inauguration

Del. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-DC)
Delegate of the District of Columbia from April 19, 1971 to January 3, 1991 (92nd-101th Congresses)