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Founding Members of the CBC

Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus

Left to Right: (first row) Rep. Parren Mitchell, Rep. John Conyers Jr., Del. Walter Fauntroy, Rep. Shirley Chisholm (second row) Rep. Louis Stokes, Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., Rep. William Clay Sr. (third row) Rep. Robert Nix, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Ralph Metcalfe,...

Congressional Black Caucus 1983 legislative achievements

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Bill

Details on legislative achievements in 1983 by Congressional Black Caucus including Martin Luther King Holiday; a bill designating the third Monday of each January as national Martin Luther King Day was passed by the House and the Senate and President Reagan signed...

Action taken, notes from a Congressional Black Caucus meeting

Anti-Apartheid Movement

Gives briefings in key policy decision areas