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The 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus. Standing, from left, Parren J. Mitchell, Charles B. Rangel, William L. Clay Sr., Ronald V. Dellums, George W. Collins, Louis Stokes, Ralph H. Metcalfe, John Conyers Jr. and Walter E. Fauntroy. Seated, from left, Robert N. C. Nix. Sr., Charles C. Diggs, Shirley Chisholm and Augustus F. Hawkins. (Courtesy Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)
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Source: United States Congress
Founding Members of the CBC:
Left to Right: (first row) Rep. Parren Mitchell, Rep. John Conyers Jr., Del. Walter Fauntroy, Rep. Shirley Chisholm (second row) Rep. Louis Stokes, Rep. Charles Diggs Jr., Rep. William Clay Sr. (third row) Rep. Robert Nix, Rep. Charles Rangel, Rep. Ralph Metcalfe, Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. George Collins
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Source: Congressional Black Caucus.
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., joins the CBC Political Action Committee in endorsing Hillary Clinton. Feb. 11, 2016.​
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Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.
President Richard Nixon meeting with the Black Caucus, Augustus Hawkins, William Clay, Ronald Dellums, Robert Finch, George Romney, Ralph Metcalfe, George Collins, Robert Nix, Clark MacGregor, John Conyers, Louis Stokes, Charles Rangel, Donald Rumsfeld, James Hodgson, Parren Mitchell, Shirley Chisholm , Charles Diggs, Jr. on March 25, 1971.
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Source:Nixon White House Photographs
U.S. Pres. Barack Obama meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the State Dining Room of the White House, May 12, 2011.​
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Source: Pete Souza—Official White House Photo
President Ronald Reagan signing the bill for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the presence of Coretta Scott King on November 2, 1983.​
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