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THEY CAME FROM ALL OVER THE LAND TO ATTEND

4th Annual Black Caucus [[continued on next page]]

CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA JORDAN, 18th
DISTRICT, TEXAS - As a former Texas Senator,
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan brings six years of
lawmaking experience with her to Congress. A
graduate of Boston University School of Law, in
1959, Congresswoman Jordan served as an ad-
ministrative assistant to the County Judge of Harris
County in her home state. When she was elected to
the state senate, she became the first Black to serve 
on that body since 1883.

CONGRESSMAN ROBERT N. C. NIX, 2nd DISTRICT, 
PENNSYLVANIA - In a special election on May 20,
1958, a Philadelphia Democratic Ward leaders was
elected to fill a vacancy caused by a resignation
from Congress. Since then, Representative Robert N.
C. Nix, a practicing attorney since 1925, has been
re-elected to serve for seven more terms.

CONGRESSMAN ANDRES YOUNG, 5th DISTRICT,
GEORGIA - A veteran civil rights activist and
trusted aide of the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Congressman Andrew Young became the first Black
representative to be elected from Georgia in over
100 years. Most recently holding the chairmanship
of the Atlanta community Relations Commission, the
Atlanta minister was elected to his post in 1972
after an unsuccessful bid for a Congressional seat in
1970.

CONGRESSMAN CHARLES C. DIGGS, 13th DISTRICT,
MICHIGAN - The inspiration to organize the efforts
of Black Congressmen came from Charles C. Diggs, a
veteran lawmaker now serving his tenth term as
representative from the 13th district in Michigan. A
Detroit native like his colleague John Conyers Jr.,
Diggs was elected Michigan's fisr Black Congessman.

CONGRESSMAN LOUIS STOKES, 21st DISTRICT, 
OHIO - Politics is a way of life for at least one
Stokes family in Cleveland. Congressman Louis 
Stokes, Democratic Representative of the 21st
District in Ohio recently assumed the leadership of
the Congressional Black Caucus. His brother Carl,
recently retired from active politics.

CONGRESSMAN WALTER E. FAUNTROY, DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA - Pastor of Washington, D.C.'s New
Bethel Baptist Church, Congressman Walter E.
Fauntroy is the only member of the Black Caucus
who is a practicing minister. Representing the
District of Columbia for the past two years, the Yale 
Divinity School alumnus was chairman of the caucus
task force for the 1972 Democratic National
Committee.

CONGRESSMAN RONALD V. DELLUMS, 7th
DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA - A former social worker
and manpower development consultant,
Congressman Ronald V. Dellums who represents
California's 7th District, has also served as a
member of the Berkeley City Council. He began his
career in the House of Representatives in 1967.
Congressman Dellums is a member of the District of
Columbia and Armed Services Committees. Often
described as flamboyant and outspoken, Dellums
has often been singled out for criticism after taking
firn stands on issues like the Vietnam War.

CONGRESSMAN PARREN J. MITCHELL, 7th
DISTRICT, MARYLAND - As a former sociology
professor, Maryland Congressman Parren J. Mitchell
has shown a particular sensitivity to human 
problems which have developed in his constituency.

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