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The Untold Story of Congress’s First Black Member—and Why It Still Matters
In this video, I discuss the forgotten legacy of John Willis Menard, the first Black man elected to U.S. Congress who was ...
William L. Clay, Missouri’s First Black Congressman, Dies at 94
A co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, he represented St. Louis in the House as an uncompromising liberal Democrat ...
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Bill Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman who wielded power for 32 years, dies at 94
William Lacy Clay Sr.'s career in political office started when he was 28 years old. The civil rights advocate was a strong ...
William 'Bill' Clay, groundbreaking congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 94
ST. LOUIS — William "Bill" Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and a St. Louis civil rights leader, died Thursday ...
Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
The decision means Florida's current congressional districts that give Republicans a 20-8 advantage over Democrats will ...
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Congressional Black Caucus Challenges Target on Diversity
“The Congressional Black Caucus met with the leadership of the Target Corporation ... Take care of the guests who shop with us and do the right things in our communities.” A national public education ...
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Civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, William L. Clay Sr., dies at 94
William L. Clay Sr., a longtime advocate for civil rights and workers’ rights and Missouri’s first Black congressman, died ...
William L. Clay Sr., civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, dies at 94
An unrepentant liberal, Clay served more than three decades in Congress, the first African American from Missouri. His son, ...