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Rep. Yvonne B. Burke (D-CA)

Representative of California's 28th Congressional District from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1979 (93rd-95th Congresses)

Rep. Yvonne B. Burke (D-CA) on Congressional Panel

Women of the CBC

CBC Members During the 94th-95th Congress

Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus

Left to Right: (front row) Rep. Cardiss Collins, Rep. Yvonne Burke, Rep. Shirley Chisholm (back row) Rep. Louis Stokes, Rep. Parren Mitchell, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Andrew Young, Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., Rep. Ralph Metcalfe, Rep. Robert Nix, Del. Walter Fauntroy,...

The Congressional Black Caucus During the 93rd Congress

Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus

This photo was taken following a meeting with President Gerald Ford at the White House. Left to Right: (front row) Rep. Augustus Hawkins, Rep. Cardiss Collins, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke, Rep. William Clay Sr., Rep. Parren Mitchell (back row)...

CBC Members with Actor Melvin Van Peebles

Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus

Left to Right: Rep. Augustus Hawkins (D-CA); Rep. William Clay Sr. (D-MO); Rep. Parren Mitchell (D-MD); Rep. Robert Nix Sr. (D-PA); Rep. Ronald Dellums (D-CA); Melvin Van Peebles; Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH); Rep. Yvonne B. Burke (D-CA); Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY); and...