Congressional Black Caucus
Alcee L. Hastings (1936-2021)
Alcee Lamar Hastings, the son of Julius C. and Mildred L. Hastings, was born on September 5, 1936, in Altamonte...
Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. (1947- )
Georgia Congressman Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. was born on February 4, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama to Minnie B. Slade, who...
Donald Milford Payne (1934-2012)
Donald Payne, a Democrat, was the first African American elected to Congress from the State of New Jersey. Payne was born...
Edolphus Towns (1934- )
Currently in his 13th term in Congress, Edolphus Towns is a Democratic Representative from the State of New York. Towns...
John Lewis (1940-2020)
Rep. John Lewis was a U.S. Congressman and civil rights icon, who chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963...
