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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John R. Lewis
Congressman John Lewis represented Georgia's 5th Congressional District from 1987 until his death on July 17, 2020 (100th-116th Congresses). Lewis...
Eva M. Clayton
Congresswoman Eva Clayton served as a representative of North Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1992...
George William Crockett Jr.
Congressman George Crockett represented Michigan's 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1980 to 1991 (96th-101st...
Alphonso M. (Mike) Espy
Congressman Mike Espy represented Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District from 1987 until his resignation to become Secretary of the U.S....
Mel Reynolds
Congressman Mel Reynolds represented Illinois's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 (103rd-104th...
Harold Washington
Congressman Harold Washington represented Illinois's 1st Congressional District from 1981 until his resignation to serve as Mayor of Chicago in...
Kweisi Mfume
Congressman Kweisi Mfume has represented Maryland’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2020 (116th...
Walter R. Tucker III
Congressman Walter Tucker represented California's 37th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 (103rd-104th...
Gus Savage
Congressman Gus Savage represented the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois from 1981 to 1993 (97th-102nd Congresses). Savage was a veteran, civil...
Floyd Harold Flake
Congressman Floyd Flake represented New York's 6th Congressional District from 1987 to 1997 (100th-105th Congresses). When elected, Flake was new to...
Cleo Fields
Congressman Cleo Fields served Louisiana's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997 (103rd-104th...
Mervyn Malcolm Dymally
Congressman Mervyn Dymally represented California's 31st District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1993 (97th-102nd Congresses). A...
Craig Anthony Washington
Congressman Craig Washington represented Texas's 18th Congressional District from 1989, when he was elected to fill the vacancy created by the death...
Carrie P. Meek
Congresswoman Carrie Meek served Florida's 17th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (103rd-107th...
Katie Beatrice Hall
Congresswoman Katie Hall represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to 1985 (97th-98th Congresses) after winning a special...
Donald Milford Payne
Congressman Donald Payne represented New York's 10th Congressional District from 1989 until his death on March 6, 2012 (101st-112th Congresses)....
Earl Frederick Hilliard
Congressman Earl Hilliard represented Alabama's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (103rd-107th...
Charles Arthur Hayes
Congressman Charles Hayes represented Illinois's 1st Congressional District from 1983 to 1993 (98th-102nd Congresses). Hayes was the first trade...
Lucien Edward Blackwell
Congressman Lucien Blackwell represented Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District from 1991 to 1995 (102nd-103rd Congresses) in the U.S. House of...
Cynthia Ann McKinney
Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (103rd-107th Congresses) and again during...