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Bill Clay Sr. (D-MO), the first black congressman from Missouri, died on Thursday after serving 32 years in the U.S. House. He was 94.
Clay, a champion of civil and workers’ rights, represented the state’s 1st district from 1969 to 2001, where he was a force to be reckoned with in the rebuilding of St. Louis following “white flight” after the Civil Rights Act. He bartered with building trades and in corpora...... to continue reading, follow the link below
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Clay, a champion of civil and workers’ rights, represented the state’s 1st district from 1969 to 2001, where he was a force to be reckoned with in the rebuilding of St. Louis following “white flight” after the Civil Rights Act. He bartered with building trades and in corpora...... to continue reading, follow the link below

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