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Oscar William Adams Jr. (1925-1997) —
also known as Oscar W. Adams —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
7, 1925.
Lawyer;
associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Omega
Psi Phi; NAACP.
First
African-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama.
Died of an infection
related to cancer,
in Baptist Medical
Center-Montclair, Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., February
15, 1997 (age 72 years, 8
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Henry Austin (1913-2001) —
also known as Richard H. Austin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Stouts Mountain, Cullman
County, Ala., May 6,
1913.
Democrat. Accountant;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th
District, 1961-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1964; candidate for
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1969; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1971-94; defeated, 1994; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1976.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; NAACP.
Died, of a heart
attack and Alzheimer's
disease, in Henry Ford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
20, 2001 (age 87 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard H. Austin and Lelia (Hill) Austin; married to Ida B.
Dawson. |
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Arthur Cartwright (1909-1984) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Madison
County, Ala., May 24,
1909.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 2nd District,
1963-64; defeated in primary, 1965; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1967-78; defeated in primary, 1964;
resigned 1978.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died in Warren, Macomb
County, Mich., May 17,
1984 (age 74 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nat King Cole (1919-1965) —
also known as Nathaniel Adams Coles —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March
17, 1919.
Singer;
musician;
actor;
honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1956 ; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Died, from lung
cancer, in St. John's Hospital,
Santa Monica, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
15, 1965 (age 45 years, 335
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Hazel Nell Dukes (b. 1932) —
also known as Hazel N. Dukes —
of Roslyn Heights, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March
17, 1932.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1975-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
member, Rules Committee, 2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP.
Still living as of 2008.
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Fred David Gray —
also known as Fred D. Gray —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1970-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 2000,
2004,
2008;
chair
of Macon County Democratic Party, 2003.
Church
of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; NAACP; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2008.
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Addie L. Greene (b. 1943) —
of Mangonia Park, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Black Creek, Choctaw
County, Ala., January
21, 1943.
Democrat. Mayor of Magnolia Park, Fla., 1991-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 84th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Lillian Hatcher (b. 1915) —
also known as Lillian Cook —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Greenville, Butler
County, Ala., May 30,
1915.
Democrat. International
Representative, United Auto Workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980
(alternate); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
Lutheran.
African
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; NAACP; Women's
International League for Peace and Freedom.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Robert Cook and Jimmie (McTryier) Cook; married to John
Hatcher. |
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Julius W. Hobson (1919-1977) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., May 29,
1919.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; D.C. Statehood candidate
for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1971; People's
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1972.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died March
23, 1977 (age 57 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007) —
also known as Juanita M. McDonald —
of Carson, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
7, 1938.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1984,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member of California
state assembly, 1993-96; U.S.
Representative from California 37th District, 1996-2007; died in
office 2007.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Carson, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
22, 2007 (age 68 years, 227
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Cecil F. Poole (1914-1997) —
of California.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., July 25,
1914.
U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1961-69; Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1976-79; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1979-96.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Died, of complications of pneumonia,
in a nursing
home at San Rafael, Marin
County, Calif., 1997
(age about
82 years).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Sonoma County, Calif.
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Edward Vaughn (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Vaughn —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Abbeville, Henry
County, Ala., July 30,
1934.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1979-80, 1995- (8th District
1979-80, 4th District 1995-98); defeated in primary, 1976 (5th
District), 1980 (8th District).
Member, NAACP; Elks; Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Jackson Vaughn III (1917-2006) —
also known as Jackie Vaughn III —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., November
17, 1917.
Democrat. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1967-78 (23rd District 1967-72,
18th District 1973-78); resigned 1978; member of Michigan
state senate, 1978-2002 (5th District 1978-82, 3rd District
1983-94, 4th District 1995-2002).
Baptist
or Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Civil
Liberties Union; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Botsford Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
12, 2006 (age 88 years, 299
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Coleman Alexander Young (1918-1997) —
also known as Coleman A. Young —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., May 24,
1918.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; national
representative, UAW-CIO, 1946-47; director of
organization, Wayne County CIO Council, 1947-48; executive
secretary, National Negro Labor Council, 1951-55; candidate for
Michigan
state house of representatives, 1959, 1962 (Democratic primary);
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 9th
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1965-73; defeated (Progressive), 1948;
resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1984
(speaker),
1988
(speaker),
1996;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1969-81; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1974-94; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
NAACP.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1981.
Died, of emphysema,
while hospitalized for heart
problems, at Sinai Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
29, 1997 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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