Oral Histories
Louis Stokes
2009-10-25T14:58:27-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYWMzXC8yODkzMjEtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Representative Louis Stokes (D-OH) talked about his life and career. His thirty years in Congress was the longest term to date held by a black representative. Topics included his journey from a Depression-era childhood to Congress, the founding of the Congressional Black Caucus, and early strategies to gain power.
This recording is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In 2007, Avoice conducted interviews with several of the still-living founders of the Congressional Black Caucus. The location of the interview is not known.
Representative Louis Stokes (D-OH) talked about his life and career. His thirty years in Congress was the longest term to date held by a bla…
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Representative Louis Stokes (D-OH) talked about his life and career. His thirty years in Congress was the longest term to date held by a black representative. Topics included his journey from a Depression-era childhood to Congress, the founding of the Congressional Black Caucus, and early strategies to gain power.
This recording is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In 2007, Avoice conducted interviews with several of the still-living founders of the Congressional Black Caucus. The location of the interview is not known. close
This recording is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In 2007, Avoice conducted interviews with several of the still-living founders of the Congressional Black Caucus. The location of the interview is not known.
Representative Louis Stokes (D-OH) talked about his life and career. His thirty years in Congress was the longest term to date held by a bla… read more
Representative Louis Stokes (D-OH) talked about his life and career. His thirty years in Congress was the longest term to date held by a black representative. Topics included his journey from a Depression-era childhood to Congress, the founding of the Congressional Black Caucus, and early strategies to gain power.
This recording is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In 2007, Avoice conducted interviews with several of the still-living founders of the Congressional Black Caucus. The location of the interview is not known. close
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