Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 - 2015. Petitions and Memorials, 1813 - 1968. Petitions and Memorials of the Committee on the Judiciary from the 88th Congress

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Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 - 2015. Petitions and Memorials, 1813 - 1968. Petitions and Memorials of the Committee on the Judiciary from the 88th Congress

1963-1964

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17371764

2 linear feet, 2 linear inches

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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National Archives at Washington, D.C

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Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970

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William Levi Dawson (April 26, 1886 – November 9, 1970) was an American politician and lawyer who represented a Chicago, Illinois district for more than 27 years in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to his death in office in 1970. In 1949, he became the first African American to chair a congressional committee. Born in segregated Georgia, Dawson attended Fisk University in Tennessee and Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. He served as an officer in th...