In a long-delayed meeting at the White House, 12 black congressmen brought the problems facing 25 million black Americans directly to President Nixon. Clockwise around the table beginning with the President: Rep. Augustus Hawkins; Rep. William Clay; Rep. Ronald...
African American House members told President Nixon that minority groups have suffered "irreparable harm" under his Administration. The 12 African American House Representatives, plus a newly elected African American nonvoting House delegate from the District of...
Senator Kennedy speaks during a press conference with Senator Mathias (center) and civil rights activist Coretta Scott King. The Senate just passed a bill recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday.
Eight African Americans serving in Congress said that Judge Clement F. Haynsworth's record on civil rights demonstrated his "infidelity to the principles of racial equality which are contained in the Constitution." Rep. John Conyers Jr., Democrat - Michigan (L) and...
In the presence of Coretta Scott King (2nd from left), President Ronald Reagan signs a bill making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.