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Recorded May 12, 1999. John James Conyers Jr. [a] (May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. Conyers was the sixth-longest serving member of Congress and the longest-serving African American member of Congress in history.
Oct 27, 2019 · DETROIT (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit despite several scandals, has died. He was 90.
May 12, 2024 · John Conyers, Jr. (born May 16, 1929, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.—died October 27, 2019, Detroit) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Michigan from 1965 to 2017. He was the longest-serving African American member of the U.S. Congress.
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Oct 27, 2019 · Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a civil rights icon who during five decades in Congress co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus and pushed to establish a national holiday to honor the Rev....
Oct 27, 2019 · The longest-serving black member of the US Congress, John Conyers, has died at home at the age of 90, police in Detroit say. The Democrat resigned under a cloud of sexual harassment allegations...
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Oct 28, 2019 · The Detroit Democrat, who served from 1965 until a sexual harassment scandal led to his resignation in 2017, was 90. He was a civil rights activist, a co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, and a progressive voice on Capitol Hill.
Oct 27, 2019 · He was the longest serving African American member of Congress in U.S. history. Former Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., died at home while he was asleep, a family spokesperson confirmed. He was 90 ...