Augustus F. Hawkins

Augustus Freeman Hawkins was a Democratic Party politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the course of his career, Hawkins authored more than 300 state and federal laws, the most famous of which are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was known as the "silent warrior" for his commitment to education and ending unemployment. Wikipedia*

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Augustus F. Hawkins has 85 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 House Proceeding as a Democratic Representative for California's 29th district. The year with the most videos was 1989 with 22 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1996 with an average of 211 views per program. Most appearances with Mervyn M. Dymally (3), Major R. Owens (3), Alan Cranston (2). Most common tag: Minimum Wage.

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Previously

U.S. Representative, D-CA 21st January 3, 1963 - January 14, 1975 Videos: 11 U.S. Representative, D-CA 29th January 14, 1975 - January 3, 1991 Videos: 72

Recent Appearances

  • Liberal Platform for the 21st Century Part 2

    Liberal Platform for the 21st Century Part 2

    Participants gathered to hear testimony from a multitude of witnesses on various issues. This portion focused on economic iss…

  • Clinton Administration Civil Rights Policies

    Clinton Administration Civil Rights Policies

    Members of the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights examined the Clinton administration’s civil rights record and released a …

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House agreed to the conference report on S. 1430, to enhance national and community service. A letter from Rep. Donald E.…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The U.S. House of Representatives met and voted on a number of bills. They also continued discussion of the on going budget i…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House agreed to the Murtha motion to close the conference committee meetings on H.R. 5803, Defense appropriations, to the…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House agreed to H.Res. 487 which provided for the consideration of H.R. 5835, intelligence authorizations. The House agre…

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