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Arthur Wergs Mitchell

Arthur Wergs Mitchell

Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934 after defeating Oscar De Priest for his seat and served from...

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Ralph Harold Metcalfe

Ralph Harold Metcalfe

Congressman Ralph Metcalfe represented Illinois' 1st Congressional District from 1971 until his death on October 10, 1978 (92nd-95th Congresses)....

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Jeremiah Haralson

Jeremiah Haralson

Congressman Jeremiah Haralson, enslaved until 1865, was one of three Black Americans from Alabama who served in the U.S. House of Representatives...

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William Levi Dawson

William Levi Dawson

Congressman William Dawson served in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly three decades. Dawson, a well-established politician in Chicago,...

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Parren James Mitchell

Parren James Mitchell

Congressman Parren Mitchell served Maryland's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1987 (92nd-99th...

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John Adams Hyman

John Adams Hyman

Congressman John Hyman, enslaved until 1865, was the first Black American to represent North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving...

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was an American Baptist pastor and politician who represented New York City in the U.S. House of Representatives...

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Ronald V. Dellums

Ronald V. Dellums

Congressman Ronald Dellums represented California's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 1998 (92nd-105th...

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Robert Smalls

Robert Smalls

Congressman Robert Smalls represented South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879, 1882 to 1883, and from 1884 to 1887...

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Charles Coles Diggs Jr.

Charles Coles Diggs Jr.

Congressman Charles Diggs was the first African American to represent Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served the 13th District of...

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Charles B. Rangel

Charles B. Rangel

Congressman Charles B. Rangel represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1971 to 2017 (92nd –114th Congresses). In Congress,...

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James Edward O’Hara

James Edward O’Hara

Congressman James O'Hara was the second African American to represent North Carolina in Congress, serving from 1883 to 1887 (48th-49th Congresses)...

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Andrew Jackson Young Jr.

Andrew Jackson Young Jr.

Congressman Andrew Young represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District from 1973 to 1977 (93rd-95th Congresses). Young was the first Black...

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George Washington Murray

George Washington Murray

Congressman George Murray represented South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1895 and, after successfully contesting the...

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Barbara Charline Jordan

Barbara Charline Jordan

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan represented the 18th Congressional District of Texas from 1973 to 1979 (93rd-95th Congresses). She was the first...

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Henry Plummer Cheatham

Henry Plummer Cheatham

Congressman Henry Cheatham represented North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889 to 1893 (51st-52nd Congresses) and was a member...

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John Conyers Jr.

John Conyers Jr.

Congressman John Conyers Jr. represented Michigan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 2017 (89th-114th Congresses). Conyers served...

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Yvonne Braithwaite Burke

Yvonne Braithwaite Burke

Congresswoman Yvonne Brathwaite Burke represented California's 28th Congressional District from 1973 to 1979 (93rd-95th Congresses) in the U.S....

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John Mercer Langston

John Mercer Langston

Congressman John Langston was the first Black American to represent Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served part of one term...

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