Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Sr. (December 22, 1883 – May 9, 1968), was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and civil rights activist. Representing Illinois's...
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Virginians fairly", whatever their ethnicity. He was endorsed by Arthur Wergs Mitchell, the first black American to be elected to the United States Congress...
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public housing project operated by the Chicago Housing Authority. Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1883–1968), first black person elected as a Democrat to the United...
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Republican, becoming the first black congressman of the modern era. Arthur Wergs Mitchell became the first African-American Democrat elected to Congress,...
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Dennis S. (1997). The New Deal's Black Congressman: A Life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell. Columbia: University of Missouri Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-8262-1102-6...
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Ezekiel Miller (1849–1938), U.S. Representative from South Carolina Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1883–1968), active in Republican politics in Chicago, Illinois...
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fairly' whatever their ethnicity which won him the endorsement of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress...
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Blacks started their move into the Democratic coalition. as shown by Arthur Wergs Mitchell, whose victory in a Chicago-based congressional district made him...
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Schaefer (D) Martin A. Brennan (D) Walter Nesbit (D) 73rd (1933–1935) Arthur Wergs Mitchell (D) Raymond S. McKeough (D) James McAndrews (D) Ralph E. Church...
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Pérec, French Olympic athlete; in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe Died: Arthur Wergs Mitchell, 84, African-American U.S. Representative who served Illinois' 1st...
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for prosecution of the lynchers and a federal anti-lynching law. Arthur Wergs Mitchell, then the only African American in the U.S. Congress, urged President...
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Pennsylvania House in 1938. Oscar Stanton De Priest (1929-1953) Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1935-1943) William L. Dawson (1943-1970) Adam Clayton Powell Jr...
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elected Results Candidates Illinois 1 Arthur Wergs Mitchell Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y Arthur Wergs Mitchell (Democratic) 52.7% ▌William E. King...
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falling to De Priest. De Priest would in turn lose to Democrat Arthur Wergs Mitchell. Anderson was a partner of Chicago-based Anderson-Watkins Film Co...
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1800-1876 Arthur Wergs Mitchell 1935–1943 Illinois Democratic 1883-1968 Charles F. Mitchell 1837–1841 New York Whig 1806–1865 Charles Le Moyne Mitchell 1883–1887...
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Politician, 1934-1935". The New Deal's Black Congressman: A Life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell. University of Missouri Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780826211026. Retrieved...
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Flood | PBS". American Experience. Retrieved January 13, 2016. "Mitchell, Arthur Wergs". United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 26, 2018...
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States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved July 16, 2013. "Mitchell, Arthur Wergs, (1883 - 1968)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress...
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