The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Mervyn M. Dymally

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Mervyn M. Dymally

11/15/2004

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2004.233

State assemblyman The Honorable Mervyn M. Dymally (1926 - 2012 ) has served as a state senator for Cailfornia, lieutenant governor of California and as a member of the U.S. Congress, where he chaired the Congressional Black Caucus. Dymally was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/15/2004, in Los Angeles, California. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 46m 29s

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Dymally, Mervyn M. (Mervyn Malcolm), 1926-2012

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Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (May 12, 1926 – October 7, 2012) was an American politician from California. He served in the California State Assembly (1963–66) and the California State Senate (1967–75) as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (1975–79) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–93). Dymally returned to politics a decade later to serve in the California State Assembly (2003–08). Dymally was the first Trinidadian to serve California as State Senator and Lieutenant Governor. H...