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David Abner (1826-1902) —
of Texas.
Born in slavery
in Selma, Dallas
County, Ala., 1826.
Farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1874; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in 1902
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Old
Powder Mill Cemetery, Marshall, Tex.
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Samuel Clifford Adams, Jr. (b. 1920) —
also known as Samuel C. Adams, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., August
15, 1920.
Son of Samuel Clifford Adams and Sarah Catherine (Roberts) Adams.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Niger, 1968-69.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 1991.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Baker Adams. |
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Aris Tee Allen (1910-1991) —
also known as Aris T. Allen —
of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., December
27, 1910.
Son of James Allen and Maryetta (Whitby) Allen.
Republican. Physician;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1969-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1972
(delegation chair).
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; American Medical
Association; American
Legion; NAACP.
Died February
8, 1991 (age 80 years, 43
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Allen (1830-1909) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Richmond,
Va., June 10,
1830.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives 14th District, 1870; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1878; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1884.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., May 16,
1909 (age 78 years, 340
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Alexander Asberry (1861-c.1903) —
of Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex.
Born in Wilderville (unknown
county), Tex., November
2, 1861.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1888,
1892;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1889; defeated, 1890, 1896.
African ancestry.
Died about 1903 (age about 42
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston A. P. Bassett (1857-1920) —
of Anderson, Grimes
County, Tex.
Born in Grimes
County, Tex., March 14,
1857.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 52nd District, 1887-88.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Grimes
County, Tex., July 17,
1920 (age 63 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Beck (born c.1819) —
of Navasota, Grimes
County, Tex.
Born in Kentucky, about 1819.
Farmer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1875, 1879-81.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold E. Bledsoe (1896-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., August
29, 1896.
Son of William Bledsoe and Mattie (Smith) Bledsoe.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1936;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1940;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1948;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
11th District, 1961-62.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 26,
1974 (age 77 years, 209
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mamie Geraldine Neal. |
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Thomas Bradley (1917-1998) —
also known as Tom Bradley —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Calvert, Robertson
County, Tex., December
29, 1917.
Son of Lee Thomas and Crenner (Hawkins) Thomas.
Democrat. Police
officer; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972;
mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973-93; defeated, 1969; candidate for Governor of
California, 1982, 1986.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi; Urban
League; NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1984.
Died, of a heart
attack, at Kaiser Permanente Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
29, 1998 (age 80 years, 274
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Ed Brown (born c.1840) —
of Rusk
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, about 1840.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1875.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee P. Brown (b. 1937) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Wewoka, Seminole
County, Okla., October
4, 1937.
Son of Andrew Brown and Zelma (Edwards) Brown.
Democrat. Police
officer; Multnomah
County Sheriff, 1975-76; Houston chief of police, 1982-90; New
York City police commissioner, 1990-92; mayor of
Houston, Tex., 1998-2004.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi
Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Brown and Zelma (Edwards) Brown; married, July 14,
1958, to Yvonne Carolyn Streets; married to Frances
Young. |
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Willie Lewis Brown, Jr. (b. 1934) —
also known as Willie L. Brown, Jr. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Mineola, Wood
County, Tex., March 20,
1934.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1964-96; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1981-95; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1996-2004; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles W. Bryant (born c.1830) —
of Harris
County, Tex.
Born about 1830.
Delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1868-69.
African ancestry.
Expelled
from the Texas Constitutional Convention after being accused of raping
an 11-year-old girl; jailed
briefly, but then the charges were dropped.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. W. Burley (born c.1844) —
of Texas.
Born in Virginia, about 1844.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1871.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Moses Burton (c.1829-1913) —
also known as Walter M. Burton —
of Fort
Bend County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in North Carolina, about 1829.
Fort
Bend County Sheriff, 1869-73; member of Texas
state senate, 1874-75, 1876-82.
African ancestry.
Died in 1913
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Morton
Cemetery, Richmond, Tex.
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Lionel Cade (1918-1990) —
of Compton, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Texas, August
14, 1918.
Accountant;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Compton, Calif., 1977-81; defeated, 1973, 1981.
African ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died, while suffering from emphysema,
April
3, 1990 (age 71 years, 232
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Calvin B. Carter —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) —
also known as Elmer A. Carter —
of Prairie View, Waller
County, Tex.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1890.
Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter.
College
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive
secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor of
Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1950; Republican
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; American
Legion; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died January
16, 1973 (age 82 years, 181
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter; married
1922 to Edna
Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma
Charles Johnson (died 1972). |
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Emanuel Cleaver II (b. 1944) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., October
26, 1944.
Democrat. Pastor; radio show
host; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1996
(speaker),
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Missouri, 2004; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 2005-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Giles Cotton (born c.1814) —
of Robertson
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in South Carolina, about 1814.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1871.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norris Wright Cuney (1846-1898) —
also known as N. W. Cuney —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born near Hempstead, Waller
County, Tex., May 12,
1846.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1872,
1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892;
secretary
of Texas Republican Party, 1873; candidate for mayor
of Galveston, Tex., 1875; candidate for Texas
state house of representatives, 1876; candidate for Texas
state senate, 1882; member of Republican
National Committee from Texas, 1886; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1889.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 3,
1898 (age 51 years, 295
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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Stephen Curtis (born c.1806) —
of Brazos
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Virginia, about 1806.
Delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1868-69.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bird B. Davis (born c.1827) —
of Wharton
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in North Carolina, about 1827.
Delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Debruhl —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1869.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar N. Du Conge —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Mayor of
Waco, Tex., 1974-75.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1975.
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J. Goldsteen Dupree (d. 1873) —
of Montgomery
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1870.
African ancestry.
Allegedly killed by
white vigilantes who opposed his campaigning
for Gov. Edmund
J. Davis, 1873.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Daughter of Orville Davis and Leona Davis.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing
Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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R. J. Evans (1853-1921) —
of Navasota, Grimes
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Louisiana, 1853.
School
teacher; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1879-82; defeated (Republican),
1882; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1884.
African ancestry.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., September
27, 1921 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Farmer (1920-1999) —
of New York.
Born in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., January
12, 1920.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1968.
African ancestry.
Founder of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
Died in Fredericksburg,
Va., July 9,
1999 (age 79 years, 178
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles M. Ferguson (c.1860-1906) —
of Texas.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., about 1860.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1888,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Involved in the Jaybird-Woodpecker War during the 1880s in Fort Bend
County, Texas; forced to leave the county by the Jaybirds in 1888,
but later won an out-of-court settlement against Jaybird leaders.
Died, of complications of Bright's
disease, in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 21,
1906 (age about 46
years).
Interment somewhere
in Houston, Tex.
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Henry Clay Ferguson (1846-1923) —
of Texas.
Born in Texas, December
1, 1846.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
African ancestry.
Died in Ellis
County, Tex., January
6, 1923 (age 76 years, 36
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Denton, Tex.
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Carole Fleming —
of Sugar Land, Fort Bend
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Al Green (b. 1947) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
1, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Texas, 2005-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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W. H. Holland —
of Texas.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1880.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ken Hurrington —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Mae J. Jackson (born c.1940) —
of Waco, McLennan
County, Tex.
Born in Texas, about 1940.
Democrat. Social
worker; mayor of
Waco, Tex., 2004-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 2004.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Married to Dillard Huddleston. |
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Maynard Holbrook Jackson, Jr. (1938-2003) —
also known as Maynard H. Jackson;
"Buzzy" —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., March 23,
1938.
Son of Maynard Jackson, Sr. and Irene Dobbs Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1968; mayor of
Atlanta, Ga., 1974-82, 1990-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1976,
1980,
1996,
2000;
Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1992;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Georgia, 1993.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Collapsed (heart
attack) after getting off a plane at Reagan National Airport,
and died soon after, at Virginia Medical
Center, Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., June 23,
2003 (age 65 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Sheila Jackson Lee (b. 1950) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Texas, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Charles J. Jenkins (b. 1897) —
of Illinois.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., October
4, 1897.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1931.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Velma Marjorie Dreyfus Jeter (1903-1998) —
also known as Velma Jeter; Velma Marjorie
Dreyfus —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.; Orange, Orange
County, Tex.
Born in New Iberia, Iberia
Parish, La., July 15,
1903.
Daughter of Jules Dreyfus and Victoria (Smith) Dreyfus.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,
1980,
1996.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died January
23, 1998 (age 94 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1926
to Clell Edward Jeter. |
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Eddie Bernice Johnson (b. 1935) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., December
3, 1935.
Democrat. Nurse; member
of Texas
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Texas
state senate, 1987-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 30th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 2004-08.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Urban
League; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2009.
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Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-1996) —
also known as Barbara Jordan —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
21, 1936.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1973-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry. Lesbian.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1992, and the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Died of leukemia
and multiple
sclerosis, January
17, 1996 (age 59 years, 330
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Elaine King-Miller —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Democrat. Certified clinical mental health
counselor; visually
impaired; candidate for Texas
state senate 31st District, 2004.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Ron Kirk (b. 1954) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born June 27,
1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 1995-2002; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 2002; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 2004,
2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Raphael O'Hara Lanier (1900-1962) —
of Hampton,
Va.
Born in 1900.
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1946-48.
African ancestry.
Died in 1962
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Barbara Lee (b. 1946) —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in El Paso, El Paso
County, Tex., July 16,
1946.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly, 1991-96; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of California
state senate, 1997-98; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1998-.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Thomas Leland (1944-1989) —
also known as Mickey Leland —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Lubbock, Lubbock
County, Tex., November
27, 1944.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1972-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1972,
1980,
1988
(speaker);
delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1979-89; died in office
1989.
Catholic.
African ancestry.
Died in an airplane
crash near Gambela, Ethiopia,
August
7, 1989 (age 44 years, 253
days).
Interment at Golden
Gate Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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W. H. Love —
of McKinney, Collin
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William M. McDonald —
of Terrell, Kaufman
County, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1904,
1912,
1916.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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R. J. Moore —
of Washington, Washington
County, Tex.
Member of Texas
state house of representatives 71st District, 1887-88.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucy Phelps Patterson (c.1932-2000) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., about 1932.
Republican. Social
worker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 24th District, 1982.
Female.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
First
black woman ever elected to Dallas city council.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 15,
2000 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shack Roberts (born c.1821) —
of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex.
Born in slavery
in Arkansas, about 1821.
One of the founders,
in 1873, of Wiley College, Marshall, Tex.; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1872.
Methodist.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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M. M. Rodgers —
of La Grange, Fayette
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1904,
1912.
African ancestry.
Interment somewhere
in Dallas, Tex.
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G. T. Ruby —
of Texas.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1868.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bobby Seale (b. 1936) —
also known as Robert George Seale —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., October
22, 1936.
Joined U.S. Air Force in 1955; charged
with insubordination
and being AWOL,
and dishonorably
discharged; sheet metal
worker; co-founder, with Huey Newton, of the Black Panther Party,
1966; one of eight defendants charged
in 1969 with crossing state lines to incite a
riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; the
judge ordered him bound and
gagged during the trial, and sentenced
him to four years in prison
for contempt
of court; Peace and Freedom candidate for California
state assembly 17th District, 1968; in 1970, he was charged
in New Haven, Conn., with ordering
the murder of Alex Rackley, a Black Panther who had confessed to
being a police informant; the jury was unable to reach a verdict, and
the charges were eventually dropped; candidate for mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1973.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Craig Anthony Washington (b. 1941) —
also known as Craig A. Washington —
of Texas.
Born in Longview, Gregg
County, Tex., October
12, 1941.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1973-82; member of Texas
state senate, 1983-89; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1989-95; defeated in
primary, 1994.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Alan Dupree Wheat (b. 1951) —
also known as Alan D. Wheat —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., October
16, 1951.
Democrat. Economist;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1983-95; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1994.
Church
of Christ. African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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