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Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the first African American congressman elected in the state of Ohio. [1] .
Aug 19, 2015 · Louis Stokes, who as the first African-American congressman from Ohio helped focus federal attention on the nation’s poor and led a special House investigation into the assassinations of...
Mar 18, 2005 · Learn about the life and career of Louis Stokes, the first African American congressman from Ohio and a civil rights leader. He served in World War II, practiced law, and chaired the House Select Committee on Assassinations.
Former Rep. Stokes has died at the age of 90 after being diagnosed with cancer. He was the first African-American representative elected from Ohio and a founder of the Congressional Black Caucus...
Learn about the life and career of Louis Stokes, the first African-American congressman from Ohio and a prominent civil rights attorney. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 15 terms and chaired the select Committee of Assassinations.
Aug 19, 2015 · Former U.S. representative Louis Stokes, an Ohio Democrat who became his state’s first black congressman and served 30 years representing a portion of Cleveland, where his brother was elected...
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes, a 15-term congressman from Ohio who took on tough assignments looking into assassinations and scandals, has died at the age of 90, his family said Wednesday. He died peacefully at home Tuesday with his wife, Jay, at his side, a month after he announced he had brain and lung cancer. "During his illness, he confronted it as he did life — with ...
