BY WALTER OPINDE Nobody could ever imagine of an African-American serving for more than two decades in the U.S. House of Representatives during the racially-divided post-slavery era. Nevertheless, to overcome this stereotypical perception, Mr. William Levi Dawson (a Black American) broke the records for representing Chicago, Illinois for more than 27 years in the U.S. […]
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