1871 - 1951
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| Birthday |
9th March, 1871
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| Birthplace |
Florence, Alabama
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| Died |
12th May, 1951
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| Place of Death |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Buried |
Graceland Cemetery
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| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces
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| Occupation |
Activist
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Oscar Stanton De Priest (March 9, 1871 – May 12, 1951) was an American politician and civil rights advocate from Chicago. A member of the Illinois Republican Party, he was the first African American to be elected to Congress in the 20th century.
During his three terms, he was the only African American serving in Congress.
He served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois' 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1935.
De Priest was also the first African-American U.S. Representative from outside the southern states and the first since the exit of North Carolina representative George Henry White from Congress in 1901.
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