Congressional Black Caucus

Date: Jan 1969 [unknown]
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Surnames/tags: US Black Heritage African-American History

The Congressional Black Caucus, formerly known as Democratic Select Committee was founded in January, 1969 by 13 African-American members of the House of Representatives. The organization was renamed to its present name in February, 1971.

Founding Members

The thirteen founding members of the caucus were:

1. Shirley Anita (St. Hill) Chisholm (1924-2005)
2. William Lacy Clay
3. George Washington Collins (1925-1972)
4. John James Conyers Jr. (1929-2019)
5. Ronald Vernie Dellums (1935-2018)
6. Charles Cole Diggs Jr (1922-1998), chair for Democratic Select Committee(1969-1971)
7. Augustus Freeman Hawkins (1907-2007)
8. Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978)
9. Parren Mitchell (1922-2007)
10. Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr (1898-1987)
11. Charles Rangel
12. Louis Stokes (1925-2015)
13. Walter E. Fauntroy

Chairs

The following U.S. representatives have chaired the Congressional Black Caucus,

1971–1972: Charles Cole Diggs Jr (1922-1998), (MI–13)

1972–1974: Louis Stokes (1925-2015)(OH–21)

1974–1976: Charles Rangel (NY–19)

1976–1977: Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (CA–28)

1977–1979: Parren Mitchell (1922-2007) (MD–7)

1979–1981: Cardiss Hortense (Robertson) Collins (1931-2013) (IL–7)

1981–1983: Walter Fauntroy (DC at-large)

1983–1985: Julian Carey Dixon (1934-2000) (CA–28)

1985–1987: George Thomas Leland (1944-1989) (TX–18)

1987–1989: Mervyn Malcolm Dymally (1926-2012) (CA–31)

1989–1991: Ronald Vernie Dellums (1935-2018) (CA–8)

1991–1993: Edolphus Towns Jr. (NY–11)

1993–1995: Kweisi Mfume (MD–7)

1995–1997: Donald Payne (NJ–10)

1997–1999: Maxine Waters (CA–35)

1999–2001: Jim Clyburn (SC–6)

2001–2003: Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX–30)

2003–2005: Elijah Cummings (MD–7)

2005–2007: Mel Watt (NC–12)

2007–2009: Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (MI–13)

2009–2011: Barbara Lee (CA–9)

2011–2013: Emanuel Cleaver (MO–5)

2013–2015: Marcia Fudge (OH–11)

2015–2017: G. K. Butterfield (NC–1)

2017–2019: Cedric Richmond (LA–2)

2019–2021: Karen Bass (CA–37)

2021–2023: Joyce Beatty (OH–3)

2023–present: Steven Horsford (NV-4)

See also: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Black_Caucus