Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.

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Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.

… ; Bowman was the longest-serving African-American staffer on Capitol Hill in …

Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving African-American staffer on Capitol Hill in … death, becoming the longest-serving African-American congressional staffer in US history.

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