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Gerald Albert (born c.1962) —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born about 1962.
Democrat. Candidate 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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Willie Taplin Barrow (1924-2015) —
also known as Willie T. Barrow; Willie Beatrice
Taplin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Burton, Washington
County, Tex., December
7, 1924.
Democrat. Minister;
civil rights activist; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1972,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 2004-08.
Female.
Church
of God. African ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
12, 2015 (age 90 years, 95
days).
Interment at Oak
Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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David Harold Blackwell (1919-2010) —
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. Member, American
Statistical Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died, in a hospital
at Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., July 8,
2010 (age 91 years, 75
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Jesse Brown (1944-2002) —
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March
27, 1944.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1993-97; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1996.
African ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans.
His arm was
partially paralyzed as a result of a combat injury in Vietnam,
1965.
Died, from amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis, in Warrenton, Fauquier
County, Va., August
15, 2002 (age 58 years, 141
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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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,
1988
(speaker),
2008;
Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1988; Illinois
state attorney general, 1991-95; candidate 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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Louis J. Butler Jr. (b. 1952) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1952.
Circuit judge in Wisconsin, 2003-04; justice of
Wisconsin state supreme court, 2004-08; appointed 2004; defeated,
2008; first
African-American justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Still living as of 2016.
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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, 1970; 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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald James Carey (1868-1931) —
also known as Archibald J. Carey —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in slavery,
in Georgia, August
25, 1868.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; president,
Edward Waters College, Jacksonville, Fla., 1895; minister;
bishop;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 3rd District,
1920-22; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924;
member, Chicago Civil Service Commission, 1927-29; indicted
in 1929 on charges
of accepting
bribes from job applicants; the case never came to trial.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry.
Died, from heart
disease, in Billings Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
23, 1931 (age 62 years, 210
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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Archibald James Carey Jr. (1908-1981) —
also known as Archibald J. Carey, Jr. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
29, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member, Chicago City Council, 1947-55; pastor;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1950; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1966-78.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
20, 1981 (age 73 years, 0
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Cardiss Collins (1931-2013) —
also known as Cardiss Hortense 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; Urban
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
2, 2013 (age 81 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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 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 2014.
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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
(speaker),
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.
Socialist. 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.
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 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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Ernest A. Greene —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 1st District, 1937-42.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Claxton Gregory (1932-2017) —
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.
Died in 2017
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Katie Hall (1938-2012) —
also known as Katie Beatrice Green —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Mound Bayou, Bolivar
County, Miss., April 3,
1938.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1974; member of Indiana
state senate, 1976; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1982-85.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died, in Methodist Hospital
(Northlake Campus), Gary, Lake
County, Ind., February
20, 2012 (age 73 years, 323
days).
Interment at Washington Memory Gardens, Homewood, Ill.
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Phyllis Jean Hamilton (b. 1952) —
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., 1952.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 2000-.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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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. Candidate for Presidential Elector for District of
Columbia; 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; inducted, National
Women's Hall of Fame, 2003.
Died in Washington,
D.C., 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. Member, United
Food and Commercial Workers.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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 2021.
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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.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1995-2012; resigned
2012; investigated
by federal prosecutors in 2012 over misuse
of campaign funds, amounting to about $750,000 spent on personal
items, such as cashmere
capes and a fedora;
in February 2013, following his resignation
from Congress, he his wife pleaded
guilty; he was sentenced to 30 months in federal
prison; released in 2015.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi.
Still living as of 2021.
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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 Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., October
4, 1897.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1931-41.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel J. Jenkins and Irene B. Jenkins; married to Cynthia
Flowers. |
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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 the St. Albans Naval Hospital,
Queens, Queens
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 2014.
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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.
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; married 1961 to H.
Ernest LaFontant; 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.
Lawyer;
assistant prosecuting attorney; associate circuit judge in Illinois,
1979-86; circuit judge in Illinois, 1986-87; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court 1st District, 1987-94; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1994-2010;
took senior status 2010.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Dudley S. Martin (b. 1903) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Forest Hill, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
18, 1903.
Republican. Member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1937; elected Illinois
state house of representatives 3rd District 1940.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Joe Billy McDade (b. 1937) —
Born in Bellville, Austin
County, Tex., 1937.
U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1991-2010;
took senior status 2010.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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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 (24th District 1979-82,
25th District 1983-88); 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 slavery
at Rembert, Sumter
County, S.C., September
22, 1853.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; customs
inspector; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1893-97 (7th District
1893-95, 1st District 1895-97).
African ancestry.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
21, 1926 (age 72 years, 211
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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Omari Musa (born c.1944) —
also known as Herman Fagg —
of California; Illinois; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1944.
Socialist. College
instructor; Socialist Workers candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from the District of Columbia, 1972; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from California, 1974 (28th District), 1996
(Independent, 9th District); Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1976; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1986; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 17th District, 2004; candidate for
mayor
of Miami, Fla., 2005; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
Florida, 2006; Socialist Workers candidate for mayor
of Washington, D.C., 2010.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Barack Hussein Obama Jr. (b. 1961) —
also known as Barack Obama; "The Messiah";
"Renegade"; "The Loin
King" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
4, 1961.
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, 2009-17; received the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2009.
United
Church of Christ. Kenyan ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives: Son
of Barack Hussein Obama, Sr. and Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama; married,
October
18, 1992, to Michelle
LaVaughn Robinson. |
| | | Cross-reference: Joe
Wilson — Philip
J. Berg — Rod
Blagojevich — Timothy
W. Jones |
| | | Barack Obama Elementary
School (formerly J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School; renamed 2018),
in Richmond,
Virginia, is named for
him. |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Yes We
Can!" |
| | | Campaign slogan (2008): "Change We Can
Believe In." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — 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 — Jodi Kantor, The
Obamas — David Maraniss, Barack
Obama: The Making of the Man — Jonathan Alter, The
Promise: President Obama, Year One — Pete Souza, The
Rise of Barack Obama — Jonathan Alter, The
Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies — Chuck Todd, The
Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House |
| | | 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 — Edward
Klein, The
Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House — Michelle
Malkin, Culture
of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks, and
Cronies — David Limbaugh, The
Great Destroyer: Barack Obama's War on the Republic —
David Limbaugh, Crimes
Against Liberty: An Indictment of President Barack
Obama — Dinesh D'Souza, The
Roots of Obama's Rage — David Freddoso, Gangster
Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington
Thugocracy — Stanley Kurtz, Radical-in-Chief:
Barack Obama and the Untold Story of American
Socialism — Jerome R. Corsi, The
Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of
Personality — Jack Cashill, Deconstructing
Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern
President — Kate Obenshain, Divider-in-Chief:
The Fraud of Hope and Change — Dinesh D'Souza, Obama's
America: Unmaking the American Dream — Dinesh D'Souza,
The
Roots of Obama's Rage — Phyllis Schlafly & George
Neumayr, No
Higher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2008,
2012,
2016,
2020;
First
Lady of the United States, 2009-17.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Fraser Robinson III and Marian (Shields) Robinson;
married, October
18, 1992, to Barack
Hussein Obama Jr.. |
| | | The Michelle Obama Library,
in Long
Beach, California, is named for
her. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Michelle Obama: Jodi
Kantor, The
Obamas — Rachel L. Swarns, American
Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of
Michelle Obama — Mary Tomer, Mrs.
O: The Face of Fashion Democracy — Liza Mundy, Michelle:
A Biography |
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Ellis Simmons Outlaw (1883-1982) —
also known as Ellis S. Outlaw —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Oktibbeha
County, Miss., November
15, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District,
1944.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in 1982
(age about
98 years).
Interment at Washington Park Cemetery, Berkeley, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Johnson Hansford Outlaw and Jennie (Gandy) Outlaw; married to
Angelina Villasenor; married, August
3, 1932, to Hazel Selvey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Chandler Owen (1889-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Warrenton, Warren
County, N.C., April 5,
1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Socialist candidate for
New
York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1920; newspaper
managing editor; public
relations business; speechwriter;
candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1934.
African ancestry.
Died, from kidney
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
2, 1967 (age 78 years, 211
days).
Interment at Lincoln
Cemetery, Blue Island, Ill.
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Deval Patrick (b. 1956) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 31,
1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Massachusetts, 2007-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 2008
(member, Platform
Committee; speaker).
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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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 2014.
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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 2014.
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Gus Savage (1925-2015) —
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.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
31, 2015 (age 90 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., September
3, 1934.
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
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1948;
candidate 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.
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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Wallace (b. 1867) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Maryland, June 6,
1867.
Democrat. Postal
worker; land title
worker; merchant;
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.
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 for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) —
also known as William Warfield —
Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional
singer; actor;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
university
professor.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Broke his neck in an accidental fall, and
died a few weeks later, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 2002 (age 82 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William J. Warfield (b. 1883) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 7,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
broker; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 5th District; elected 1934, 1940.
African ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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The Harold Washington
Public
Library, in Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. |
| | | 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 — 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) |
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Valores J. Washington —
also known as Val Washington —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1968.
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Jet Magazine, January 29, 1953 |
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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.
Republican. Ordained
minister; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1936.
African ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Williams and Elizabeth Williams; married, August
16, 1894, to Georgia Lewis. |
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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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Edward Herbert Wright (1863-1930) —
also known as Edward H. Wright —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Cook
County Commissioner, 1897-1900; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
African ancestry.
Died, in Colonial Hospital,
Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., August
6, 1930 (age 66 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Public Library |
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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.
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: Son
of Robert Milton Yerby and Clementine Yerby; married to Cecilia
Carolyn Kennedy. |
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