The longtime Michigan Democrat who represented parts of Detroit for decades has died. He was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
A founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, Conyers was known as pushing a series of liberal causes, especially from his perch on the Judiciary Committee. He at one time served as chairman of the panel.Conyers was born in Detroit in 1929 and entered Congress in 1965 where he championed the Civil Rights Movement and pushed liberal legislation throughout his tenure.
Read More"My legacy can't be compromised or diminished in any way by what we're going through now," he told the Mildred Gaddis' radio show at the time."This too shall pass." Conyers repeatedly denied wrongdoing.In 1983, Conyers introduced the original bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday and in 1994 worked on the Violence against Women Act. He became the first African American to serve as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee in 2007.Rep.
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