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November 3, 1992 · Agriculture, Rural Development & Representation

Eva Clayton Carried Rural North Carolina to Congress

North Carolina elected its first African American woman to Congress—and restored Black representation to the state's delegation after ninety-one years.

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Then

Disfranchisement had removed Black North Carolinians from Congress after George Henry White left in 1901.

Now

Clayton represented a rural district and brought small farmers, hunger, housing, and jobs into national policy.

Next

Representation must include places distant from centers of wealth and political attention.

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