The Gentleman from Ohio - Paperback
by Louis Stokes
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio State University PressISBN-13:9780814253670ISBN-10:814253679UPC:9780814253670Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Lawyers & Judges, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCKC4CVNW8
Louis Stokes was a giant in Ohio politics and one of the most significant figures in the U.S. Congress in recent times. When he arrived in the House of Representatives as a freshman in 1969, there were only six African Americans serving. By the time he retired thirty years later, he had chaired the House Special Committee on the Kennedy and King assassinations, the House Ethics Committee during...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Ohio State University PressISBN-13:9780814253670ISBN-10:814253679UPC:9780814253670Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Political, Lawyers & Judges, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCKC4CVNW8
Louis Stokes was raised in Cleveland's projects, the son of a single mother who lost her husband when Louis was three. He was also the brother of former Cleveland mayor, Carl Stokes, who, before being elected as Cleveland's first African American mayor, was elected as the first African American Democrat in the state legislature. David Chanoff has written on current affairs, foreign policy,...
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