
Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus


CBC Legislative Forum on Health Care Reform
Rep. Louis Stokes and Rep. John Conyers Jr.

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.

Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI)
Representative of Michigan's 14th Congressional District since January 3, 1965 (89th Congress-present)

CBC Members with Arkansas Governor William “Bill” Clinton

Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-CA) on a Visit to Tribal American Pre-School Center
Rep. Hawkins visiting Tribal American Pre-School Center, one of four Tribal American day-care institutions under the direction of Teresa Hall

CBC Members at a Hearing on Fair Employment
Rep. John Conyers Jr. testifying at hearing. Left to Right: Rep. John Conyers Jr., Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., Rep. Shirley Chisholm, Del. Walter Fauntroy