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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Bennett McVey Stewart
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Oscar Stanton De Priest
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Arthur Wergs Mitchell
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Harold Washington
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Gus Savage
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Charles Arthur Hayes
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Mel Reynolds
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Carol Moseley Braun
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Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
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Danny K. Davis
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Bobby L. Rush
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Roland Burris
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