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Anthony Adams —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2021.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Ronald Lee Allen (1946-2004) —
also known as Ronald L. Allen; Ron Allen —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., June 25,
1946.
Democrat. Supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1979-88; defeated in primary,
1992.
African ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infaction, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
16, 2004 (age 58 years, 174
days).
Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Louise Jones. |
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Bob Allman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Singer;
actor;
screenwriter;
film
producer and director; record
label owner; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James W. Ames (1864-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., October
12, 1864.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1901-02; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
African ancestry.
One of the founders of Dunbar Hospital
(1918).
Died in 1944
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Richard Arrington Jr. (b. 1943) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Livingston, Sumter
County, Ala., October
19, 1943.
Democrat. University
professor; mayor
of Birmingham, Ala., 1979-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1996.
African ancestry. Member, Sigma
Xi; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 1999.
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Leon H. Atchison —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1970; member of Wayne State
University board of governors; elected 1970, 1978; defeated,
2002; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1972.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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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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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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William Venoid Banks (1903-1985) —
also known as William V. Banks —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Henderson
County, Ky., May 6,
1903.
Lawyer;
ordained
minister; candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1941; candidate in Democratic
primary for Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1942; founder and president of WGPR-FM
radio
and WGPR-TV television
station (in 1975, the first
Black-owned and operated television station in the U.S.); candidate
in Democratic primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 1966; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1976.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
24, 1985 (age 82 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tom Joe Barrow (b. 1949) —
also known as Tom Barrow —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born, in Kirwood Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
12, 1949.
Democrat. Accountant;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1985, 1989, 2009, 2013 (primary), 2021
(primary); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1990 (13th District), 1992 (15th
District); convicted
of on federal charges
of tax
evasion in 1993; served 18 months in prison;
his contention that he was wrongfully convicted was later supported
by a ruling of the U.S. Tax Court in 2008.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Sidney Barthwell (1906-2005) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Cordele, Crisp
County, Ga., February
17, 1906.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Congregationalist.
African ancestry. Member, Urban
League; Kappa
Alpha Psi; Sigma
Pi Phi.
Died June 23,
2005 (age 99 years, 126
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jack Barthwell and Sarah (Eubanks) Barthwell; married to Gladys
Marie Whitfield. |
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Mary L. Bethany (1935-2000) —
of Sheridan, Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born February
14, 1935.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1992,
1996;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Female.
African ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
26, 2000 (age 65 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Bing (b. 1943) —
also known as Dave Bing —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
24, 1943.
Played professional
basketball for the Detroit Pistons and other teams, 1966-75;
named to the Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1990; founder, president, and chairman of Bing Steel
(later, The Bing Group), supplier to automobile
manufacturers; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009-13.
Baptist.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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Edward Bivens Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Inkster, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa., February
8, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives 37th District, 1968; mayor
of Inkster, Mich., 1970-75, 1991-99; defeated, 1999; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1972.
Methodist.
African ancestry. Member, Omega
Psi Phi; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Bivens, Sr. and Charlotte (McCreary) Bivens; married 1950 to Irene
Edna Stewart. |
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Harold E. Bledsoe (1896-1974) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex., August
29, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan; 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: Son
of William Bledsoe and Mattie (Smith) Bledsoe; married to Mamie
Geraldine Neal. |
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Articia M. Bomer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2017; candidate in Republican primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 2018; U.S.
Taxpayers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 2020.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Robert W. Bowens Jr. (1922-2014) —
also known as Robert Bowens; Bob Bowens —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
21, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; barber; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Oakland County
2nd District, 1962; appointed 1962.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died, in the VA Medical
Center, Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., November
18, 2014 (age 92 years, 242
days).
Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Bowens, Sr. and Hattie (Hood) Bowens; married to Nellie
Joyce Cooley. |
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Nancy Merritt Boykin (1919-2006) —
also known as Nancy M. Boykin; Nancy Merritt; Nancy
Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March
20, 1919.
Republican. Social
worker; founder (1966) and head (1966-87) of Detroit Public
Schools Continuing Education for Girls; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1972
(alternate), 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1975-80, 1983-2006.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Died January
28, 2006 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County,
Mich.
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Ulysses Boykin III —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1999-.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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Ulysses Wilhelm Boykin (1914-1987) —
also known as Ulysses W. Boykin —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
17, 1914.
Republican. Journalist;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1952; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964
(alternate), 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
26, 1987 (age 72 years, 344
days).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County,
Mich.
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Donald R. Bradley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Physician;
candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Bradley (1914-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., January
9, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1955-73 (Wayne County 5th
District 1955-64, 8th District 1965-72, 15th District 1973); resigned
1973.
African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in October, 1997
(age 83
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Bradley and Bessie Bradley; married 1935 to Ethel
Mallory. |
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William Brooks Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate), 1968
(alternate).
African ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Angelo Scott Brown —
also known as Angelo Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2001, 2005, 2013, 2017.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Basil W. Brown (1927-1997) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Vandalia, Cass
County, Mich., March
20, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-88 (3rd District 1957-64, 6th District
1965-74, 3rd District 1975-82, 2nd District 1983-88); resigned 1988;
in 1985, a prostitute working for the police went to visit him
several times, and exchanged
sex for marijuana
and cocaine;
arrested
November 8, 1985; pleaded
guilty in 1987 and resigned
from the Senate; sentenced
to six months in jail, fines, and probation; his law license was also
suspended; the state supreme court threw out the conviction in 1991.
Episcopalian.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
NAACP.
Injured in a fire at his
home, while also suffering cancer,
and died two weeks later, in Harper Hospital,
Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
28, 1997 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April
19, 1914.
Democrat. Social
worker; police
officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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Joseph A. Brown (1903-1963) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1947-48; defeated in primary, 1948;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1963
(age about
60 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bristoe Bryant (1906-1986) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., February
27, 1906.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1951-52; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1958.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Sphinx.
Died in 1986
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bunyan Bryant (b. 1935) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1935.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate
for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1985; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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John H. Burton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1964;
mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1967-68; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1984.
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Joyce Burton —
of Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Keith Andre Butler (b. 1956) —
also known as Keith Butler —
of Oak Park, Oakland
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1956.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1988,
1992;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 2006.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Vivian Carpenter —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1988,
1992.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1992.
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Benjamin Solomon Carson (b. 1951) —
also known as Ben Carson —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
18, 1951.
Republican. Physician;
surgeon;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2016;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2017-.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African ancestry.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal, 2006.
Still living as of 2019.
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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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Albert B. Chennault Sr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Wayne State
University board of governors, 1959; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1964.
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Stanley Michael Christmas (b. 1949) —
also known as Stanley Christmas —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
24, 1949.
Security
guard; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2005, 2009.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Irma Clark (b. 1937) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Georgia, April
14, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 11th District, 1999-.
Female.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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Hansen Clarke (b. 1957) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 2,
1957.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1991-92, 1999-2002 (16th District
1991-92, 7th District 1999-2002); defeated in primary, 1992, 1994;
member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 2003-; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2005; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 2012.
African and Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Clyde Cleveland —
of Detroit west side, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Vice-chair of
Michigan Democratic Party, 1977-79; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1980,
1984,
1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Kenneth Vern Cockrel Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Ken Cockrel, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born October
29, 1965.
Democrat. Journalist;
mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2008-09; defeated, 2009.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2020.
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D'Artagnan M. Collier (born c.1969) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born about 1969.
Socialist. Workers League candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 14th District, 1992; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2009, 2013; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 10th District, 2010; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2013.
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Barbara-Rose Collins (b. 1939) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April
13, 1939.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1974; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 21st District, 1975-81; defeated
in primary, 1974; resigned 1981; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1991-97 (13th District 1991-93,
15th District 1993-97); defeated in primary, 1988 (13th District),
1996 (15th District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1996.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1998.
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John James Conyers Jr. (1929-2019) —
also known as John Conyers, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Highland Park, Wayne
County, Mich., May 16,
1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1965-2017 (1st District 1965-93,
14th District 1993-2013, 13th District 2013-17); resigned 2017;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy in Washington, 1984;
candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1989; in 2017, it was reported that a former
member of Conyers' staff had alleged
that he had sexually
harassed her, and had been paid a settlement of $27,000;
subsequently, the House Ethics Committee started an investigation
into multiple such allegations; he subsequently resigned
from Congress.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Recipient of the Spingarn
Medal, 2007.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
27, 2019 (age 90 years, 164
days).
Entombed at Detroit
Memorial Park East, Warren, Mich.
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Nathan G. Conyers (b. 1932) —
of Michigan.
Born in 1932.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1966.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1966.
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Wilce L. Cooke —
of Benton Harbor, Berrien
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 44th District, 1978; mayor
of Benton Harbor, Mich., 1982, 2004-11; defeated, 2011.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Evelyn Crane —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1988
(alternate), 1992,
2000.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Lawrence D. Crawford (b. 1949) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in 1949.
Democrat. Mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1983-87; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1988.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
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Gregory Creswell —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 2012.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Krystal Crittendon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2013.
Female.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2013.
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George W. Crockett III —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1966; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 2001.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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George William Crockett Jr. (1909-1997) —
also known as George W. Crockett, Jr. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Recorder's court judge in Michigan, 1966-78; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 13th District, 1980-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988;
arrested
during an anti-apartheid
protest outside the South African Embassy
in Washington, 1984.
Baptist.
African ancestry. Member, Kappa
Alpha Psi; National
Lawyers Guild.
Served four months in federal prison
for contempt
of court in 1950, following his defense of a Communist leader on
trial in New York for advocating the overthrow of the government.
Among the founders of the nation's first
interracial law firm.
Ill with bone
cancer in 1997, he suffered a stroke
and died five days later, in Washington Home and Hospice,
Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1997 (age 88 years, 28
days).
Cremated.
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Edgar C. Currie (1893-1965) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Newport, Jackson
County, Ark., September
1, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 2nd District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962 (Wayne County 2nd District), 1964 (14th District);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952,
1956
(alternate), 1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Brethren.
African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died June 18,
1965 (age 71 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Cushingberry Jr. (b. 1953) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in 1953.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 1975-82; defeated in
primary, 1982; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1976.
African ancestry.
Still living as of 1982.
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