ST. LOUIS — William "Bill" Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and a St. Louis civil rights leader, died Thursday morning. He was 94. Clay represented parts of the St. Louis area in Congress ...
Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina has spent more than three decades in Congress, and he's adamant about one point: he is not the first Black congressman to serve from his state. Eight ...
William Lacy “Bill” Clay Sr., a Civil Rights leader and Missouri’s first African American Congressman, died Wednesday at the age of 94. The Democrat served Missouri’s 1st Congressional District with ...
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William Lacy Clay Sr. dies at 94
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - William Lacy Clay Sr., civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, has died at age 94. Clay was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 30, 1931. He ...
The book details the plights of the first Black men to lead U.S. politics. Rep. Jim Clyburn from South Carolina may be one of the most notable Black congressmen within and beyond his state. However, ...
Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn has spent more than three decades in Congress. But he’s not the first Black congressman to ...
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