Category : Politics

Politics

Jefferson Franklin Long

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Jefferson Franklin Long was Georgia’s first African American congressman and the first black member to speak on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives....
Politics

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was an American politician and civil rights activist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from...
Civil RightsPolitics

Frank Smith, Jr.

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Commentator, civil rights activist, politician, and speaker Frank Smith, Jr. were born on September 17, 1942, in Newnan, Georgia. His mother was a homemaker and...
Civil RightsHistoryPolitics

Bobby Seale

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Bobby Seale, born in 1936 in Dallas, Texas, is a prominent figure in the history of African-American political activism. As a co-founder and national chairman...