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Gerald Albert (born c.1962) —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born about 1962.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 2009.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Marcus Alexis (b. 1932) —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
26, 1932.
Democrat. Economist;
university
professor; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1979-81.
African ancestry. Member, American
Economic Association.
Still living as of 1994.
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William Quincy Atwood (d. 1910) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Wilcox
County, Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1888.
African ancestry.
Died December
19, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Harold Blackwell (b. 1919) —
also known as David Blackwell —
of Washington,
D.C.; Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Centralia, Marion
County, Ill., April 24,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1972.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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Charles E. Box —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 1989-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1996.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Dorothy A. Brown (b. 1954) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Minden, Webster
Parish, La., September
4, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
Cook
County Circuit Clerk, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 2004;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2007.
Female.
Church
of God in Christ. African ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 2011.
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Roland Wallace Burris (b. 1937) —
also known as Roland W. Burris —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Centralia, Marion
County, Ill., August 3,
1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
examiner; Illinois
state comptroller, 1979-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1980,
2008;
Illinois
state attorney general, 1991-95; candidate in primary for Governor of
Illinois, 1994, 1998, 2002; Independent candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1995; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2009-10; defeated in primary, 1984.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Calvin C. Campbell —
of Illinois.
Born in Roanoke,
Va.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; circuit judge in
Illinois; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court 1st District, 1978-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Kenneth E. Campbell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1968.
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Clarence H. Cobbs —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1968.
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Cardiss Collins (b. 1931) —
also known as Cardiss Robertson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., September
24, 1931.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Washington Collins (1925-1972) —
also known as George W. Collins —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1970-72; died in
office 1972.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in an airplane
crash during landing approach at Midway Airport,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
8, 1972 (age 47 years, 278
days).
Interment at Burr
Oak Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Mercer Cook (1903-1987) —
of Washington,
D.C.; Illinois.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 30,
1903.
U.S. Ambassador to Niger, 1961-64; Senegal, 1964-66; Gambia, 1965-66.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in 1987
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Corneal A. Davis —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1931; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1967.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, American
Legion; NAACP; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Danny K. Davis (b. 1941) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Parkdale, Ashley
County, Ark., September
6, 1941.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1991; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1997-.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) —
also known as William L. Dawson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., April 26,
1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in
office 1970.
African ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Alpha
Phi Alpha; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1970 (age 84 years, 197
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Griffin
Funeral Home Columbarium, Chicago, Ill.
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Painter;
factory
worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March 24,
2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) —
also known as Oscar De Priest —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., March 9,
1871.
Son of Alexander R. De Priest and Mary (Karsner) De Priest.
Republican. Painter;
real
estate broker; Cook
County Commissioner, 1894-1904; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 12,
1951 (age 80 years, 64
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Otis B. Duncan —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920.
African ancestry.
Highest-ranking African-American officer to serve in World War I.
Interment at Camp
Butler National Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Charles E. Freeman (born c.1934) —
of Illinois.
Born about 1934.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1976-86; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1986-90; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1990-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Percy Z. Giles (born c.1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born about 1952.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1996.
African ancestry.
Convicted
in 1999 on federal bribery
and extortion
charges.
Still living as of 1999.
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Richard Claxton Gregory (b. 1932) —
also known as Dick Gregory —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., October
12, 1932.
Comedian;
civil rights activist; candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1967; Peace and Freedom candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985) —
also known as Patricia Roberts —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Mattoon, Coles
County, Ill., May 31,
1924.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1964;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1964;
U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1965-67; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1977-79; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1979-80; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1980-81.
Female.
African ancestry.
First
African-American woman cabinet member.
Died March 23,
1985 (age 60 years, 296
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Arthur Hayes (1918-1997) —
also known as Charles A. Hayes —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cairo, Alexander
County, Ill., February
17, 1918.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1983-93; defeated in
primary, 1992; arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
African ancestry.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, at South Suburban Hospital,
Hazel Crest, Cook
County, Ill., April 8,
1997 (age 79 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Holloway —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Claude W. B. Holman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1969.
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Jesse Louis Jackson (b. 1941) —
also known as Jesse L. Jackson;
"Thunder" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
8, 1941.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984,
1988;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1996.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations; Omega
Psi Phi.
Civil rights leader; associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
recipient of the Spingarn
Medal in 1989.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., March 11,
1965.
Son of Jesse
Louis Jackson.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1995-.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul L. Jakes, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2003.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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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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Fannie G. Jones —
of East St. Louis, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1968.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1968.
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Sheila Anne Jones —
also known as Sheila A. Jones —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
School
teacher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1982 (Anti-Drug, 9th District),
1983 (Democratic primary, 1st District), 1984 (Democratic primary,
1st District), 1992 (Economic Recovery, 9th District); candidate in
Democratic primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995; candidate in
Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1986; candidate in Democratic primary for
Governor
of Illinois, 1994.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1995.
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Theodore A. Jones —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1968.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1968.
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Alan Lee Keyes (b. 1950) —
also known as Alan L. Keyes —
of Maryland.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 7,
1950.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1988, 1992; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2004; American Independent candidate for
President
of the United States, 2008.
African ancestry.
Syndicated newspaper
columnist;
radio
talk show host.
Still living as of 2009.
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William E. King (born c.1891) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Oak Ridge, Morehouse
Parish, La., about 1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1925-27, 1929-33; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940,
1944,
1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1940, 1942, 1944,
1946, 1948.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jewel Lafontant-Mankarious (1922-1997) —
also known as Jewel Stradford; Jewel Stradford Rogers;
Jewel Stradford Lafontant —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 28,
1922.
Daughter of Cornelius Francis Stradford and Aida Arabella (Carter)
Stradford.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960
(alternate), 1972,
1988;
candidate for superior court judge in Illinois, 1962; candidate for
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1970; U.S. Ambassador to , 1989.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died, of breast
cancer, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 31,
1997 (age 75 years, 33
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Cornelius Francis Stradford and Aida Arabella (Carter)
Stradford; married 1946 to John W.
Rogers (divorced 1961); married 1961 to H.
Ernest LaFontant (died 1976); married 1989 to Naguib
Soby Mankarious. |
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Spencer Leak —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Blanche M. Manning (b. 1934) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
12, 1934.
Associate circuit judge in Illinois, 1979-86; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1986-87; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court 1st District,
1987-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Patricia McAllister —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2003.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) —
also known as Ralph H. Metcalfe —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 29,
1910.
Democrat. Won gold,
silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died in
office 1978.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, Amvets; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1978 (age 68 years, 134
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Ill.
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Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1883-1968) —
also known as Arthur W. Mitchell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born near Lafayette, Chambers
County, Ala., December
22, 1883.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1935-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940.
African ancestry.
While a student at Tuskegee Institute, he served as office boy for
Booker T. Washington. First
African-American Democrat ever elected to the U.S. Congress.
Died near Petersburg, Dinwiddie
County, Va., May 9,
1968 (age 84 years, 139
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Dinwiddie County, Va.
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Carol Moseley Braun (b. 1947) —
also known as Carol Elizabeth Moseley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
16, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1979-88; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1993-99; defeated, 1998; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996;
U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1999-2001; Samoa, 1999-2001; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 2004;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Female.
Catholic.
African ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta.
First
African-American woman to be elected to U.S. Senate.
Still living as of 2011.
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George Washington Murray (1853-1926) —
also known as George W. Murray —
of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Born in South Carolina, 1853.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1893-97 (7th District
1893-95, 1st District 1895-97).
African ancestry.
Died in 1926
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (b. 1961) —
also known as Barack Obama; "The Messiah";
"Renegade" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August 4,
1961.
Son of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. (1936-1982) and Stanley Ann (Dunham)
Obama (1942-1995).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 13th District, 1997-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 2004
(speaker),
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2005-08; resigned 2008; President
of the United States, 2009-; received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2009.
United
Church of Christ. Kenyan ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Relatives:
Married, October
18, 1992, to Michelle
LaVaughn Robinson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Joe
Wilson |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Yes We
Can!" |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Change We Can
Believe In." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Barack Obama: Dreams
from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance
(2004) — The
Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaimig the American Dream
(2006) |
| | | Books about Barack Obama: Steve
Dougherty, Hopes
and Dreams: The Story of Barack Obama — David Mendell,
Obama:
From Promise to Power — John K. Wilson, Barack
Obama: This Improbable Quest — Shelby Steele, A
Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't
Win — Joseph Vogel, The
Obama Movement: Why Barack Obama Speaks to America's
Youth |
| | | Critical books about Barack Obama:
Webster Griffin Tarpley, Obama
- The Postmodern Coup: Making of a Manchurian
Candidate — Gordon Heslop, The
Hope of Audacity: Barack Obama, A Bad Choice |
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Michelle Obama (b. 1964) —
also known as Michelle LaVaughn Robinson —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
17, 1964.
Daughter of Fraser Robinson III and Marian (Shields) Robinson.
Democrat. Speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Andrew Pulley (born c.1952) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Michigan.
Born about 1952.
Socialist Workers candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972; Socialist Workers candidate
for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1979; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1980; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1984 (Socialist
Workers), 1986 (Independent).
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1986.
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Kwame Raoul —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate, 2007-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Melvin Jay Reynolds (b. 1952) —
also known as Mel Reynolds —
of Illinois.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., January
8, 1952.
Democrat. University
professor; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1993-95; defeated in
primary, 1988, 1990; resigned 1995.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Convicted
in 1995 on sexual
misconduct and obstruction
of justice charges and sentenced
to five years in prison.
Convicted
in federal court in 1997 of 15 counts of bank
fraud, wire fraud, and lying to the Federal
Election Commission; sentenced
to 78 more months in prison.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bobby Lee Rush (b. 1946) —
also known as Bobby L. Rush —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., November
23, 1946.
Democrat. Candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1999.
Protestant.
African ancestry.
As a Black Panther, spent six months in prison on
a weapons
charge.
Still living as of 2010.
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Gus Savage (b. 1925) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
30, 1925.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1981-93; defeated in
primary, 1970.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., September
3, 1934.
Son of Eugene Sawyer, Sr. and Bernice Sawyer.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980,
1996;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1987-89; defeated in primary, 1989.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
19, 2008 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Perkins T. Shelton (1911-2003) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born December
19, 1911.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1984,
1996.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, in Bayfront Medical
Center, St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
20, 2003 (age 91 years, 305
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe Conkling Simmons (d. 1951) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Mississippi.
Republican. Orator,
writer,
columnist
for the Chicago Tribune; first
African-American columnist for a Chicago daily newspaper;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936,
1948;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1938.
African ancestry.
Died in 1951.
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Roscoe
Conkling |
| | | Relatives: Nephew by marriage of Booker
T. Washington. |
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Charles M. Skyles (b. 1905) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1905.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1956,
1960.
African ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred J. Smith (b. 1899) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn., July 4,
1899.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1943.
Catholic.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bennett McVey Stewart (1912-1988) —
of Illinois.
Born in Alabama, August 6,
1912.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1979-81.
African ancestry.
Died in 1988
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Stewart —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
|
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Candice Trees —
of Illinois.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1998.
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William A. Wallace (b. 1867) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maryland, June 6,
1867.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District; elected 1938; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Walls III —
also known as Dock Walls —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 2007, 2011; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Harold Washington (1922-1987) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 15,
1922.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965; member of Illinois
state senate, 1977; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1981-83; resigned
1983; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died in office
1987.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; National
Bar Association.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
25, 1987 (age 65 years, 224
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Harold Washington: Paul
Kleppner, Chicago
Divided : The Making of a Black Mayor — Melvin G.
Holli, Bashing
Chicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago,
1987 (out of print) — Dempsey J. Travis, Harold,
the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor Harold
Washington — Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, Harold
Washington: A political biography — Alton Miller, Harold
Washington: The Mayor, the Man — Naurice Roberts, Harold
Washington : Mayor With A Vison (for young readers, out of
print) |
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Edward A. Welters (b. 1892) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., October
18, 1892.
Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1945.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lacey Kirk Williams —
also known as Lacey K. Williams —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Eufaula, Barbour
County, Ala.
Son of Levi Williams and Elizabeth Williams.
Republican. Ordained
minister; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1936.
African ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher C. Wimbish (b. 1895) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Illinois
state senate 3rd District; defeated, 1938; elected 1942, 1946;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1948.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henderson Yarbrough, Sr. —
of Maywood, Cook
County, Ill.
Village
president of Maywood, Illinois; elected 2005, 2009; mayor
of Maywood, Ill., 2005-09.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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William James Yerby (1867-1950) —
also known as William J. Yerby —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Oldtown, Phillips
County, Ark., September
22, 1867.
Son of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Sierra Leone, 1906-15; Dakar, 1915-25; La Rochelle, 1925-26; Oporto, 1926-30; Nantes, 1930-32.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1950
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
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