The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable John Conyers, Jr.

4/24/2001; 6/20/2001

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2001.016

U.S. congressman The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. (1929 - ) was the longest-serving African American in the United States House of Representatives. Conyers was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 4/24/2001 and 6/20/2001, in Washington, D.C.. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 03h 45m 07s

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Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-2019

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John James Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929 – October 27, 2019) was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative for Michigan from 1965 to 2017. The districts he represented always included part of western Detroit. During his final three terms, his district included many of Detroit's western suburbs, as well as a large portion of the Downriver area. Conyers served more than fifty years in Congress, becoming the sixth-longest serving member of Congress in U.S. hi...