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Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Sr. (December 22, 1883 – May 9, 1968), was a U.S. Representative from Illinois and civil rights activist. Representing Illinois's 1st congressional district, for his entire congressional career from 1935 to 1943, he was the only African American in Congress.
Nov 14, 2007 · Image courtesy Library of Congress. In 1934, Arthur Wergs Mitchell became the first African American Democrat elected to Congress from any state. Mitchell served four terms as a Representative in Congress for the state of Illinois (1935-1943).
The Arthur W. Mitchell papers in our Abakanowicz Research Center document his time representing Chicago’s First Congressional District from 1935 to 1943, during which he was the only African American member of Congress. In this blog post, learn more about Mitchell’s life and career.
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Mar 27, 2023 · Alabama-born educator and politician Arthur W. Mitchell (1883-1968) was the only African American representative in the U.S. Congress between 1935 and 1943. He became the first black member of Congress to serve as a Democrat, representing a district in Chicago, Illinois.
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Angela Galan, Staff WriterFebruary 23, 2019. Arthur W. Mitchell (1883-1968) was the first African-American to be officially elected into the United States Congress as a Democrat. He was the son of two former slaves.
Biography. MITCHELL, ARTHUR WERGS, a Representative from Illinois; born on a farm near Lafayette, Chambers County, Ala., December 22, 1883; attended the public schools, Tuskegee Institute at Tuskegee, Ala., Columbia University, New York City, and Harvard University; taught in the rural schools of Alabama for many years; founder and president of ...
