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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Shirley Anita Chisholm
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Charles B. Rangel
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Major Robert Odell Owens
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Edolphus Towns
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Alton R. Waldon Jr.
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Floyd Harold Flake
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Gregory W. Meeks
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Yvette Diane Clarke
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Hakeem Jeffries
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Antonio Delgado
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Jamaal Bowman
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Mondaire Jones
Congressman Mondaire Jones represented New York's 17th District in the U.S House of Representatives during the 117th Congress (2021-2023). Jones...
Ritchie Torres
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