Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker is an American politician who represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon,who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican nominee for president,and the widow of former Senator and diplomat Howard Baker.
From the first United States Congress in 1789 through the 116th Congress in 2020,162 African Americans served in Congress. Meanwhile,the total number of all individuals who have served in Congress over that period is 12,348. Between 1789 and 2020,152 have served in the House of Representatives,9 have served in the Senate,and 1 has served in both chambers. Voting members have totaled 156,with 6 serving as delegates. Party membership has been 131 Democrats and 31 Republicans. While 13 members founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971 during the 92nd Congress,in the 116th Congress (2019-2020),56 served,with 54 Democrats and 2 Republicans.
Mae Jones Street Kidd was an American businesswoman,civic leader,and a skilled politician during a time when both her gender and her inter-racial background made such accomplishments more difficult than they would be today. She had a distinguished career in public relations,served in the Red Cross during World War II,and was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1968 to 1984,representing Louisville's 41st state legislative district.
Christopher Andrew Coons is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Delaware since 2010. A member of the Democratic Party,Coons served as the county executive of New Castle County from 2005 to 2010.
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years.
John White Stevenson was the 25th governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress. The son of former Speaker of the House and U.S. diplomat Andrew Stevenson,John Stevenson graduated from the University of Virginia in 1832 and studied law under his cousin,future Congressman Willoughby Newton. After briefly practicing law in Mississippi,he relocated to Covington,Kentucky,and was elected county attorney. After serving in the Kentucky legislature,he was chosen as a delegate to the state's third constitutional convention in 1849 and was one of three commissioners charged with revising its code of laws,a task finished in 1854. A Democrat,he was elected to two consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives where he supported several proposed compromises to avert the Civil War and blamed the Radical Republicans for their failure.
The University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law,commonly referred to as The University of Louisville School of Law or the Brandeis School of Law,is the law school of the University of Louisville. Established in 1846,it is the oldest law school in Kentucky and the fifth oldest in the country in continuous operation. The law school is named after Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis,who served on the Supreme Court of the United States and was the school's patron. Following the example of Brandeis,who eventually stopped accepting payment for "public interest" cases,Louis D. Brandeis School of Law was one of the first law schools in the nation to require students to complete public service before graduation.
Georgia Davis Powers was an American politician who served for 21 years as a state senator in the Kentucky Senate. In 1967,she was the first person of color elected to the senate. During her term,she was "regarded as the leading advocate for blacks,women,children,the poor,and the handicapped," and was the chair of the Health and Welfare committee from 1970 to 1976 and the Labor and Industry committee from 1978 to 1988.
The National Black Caucus of State Legislators(NBCSL) is an American political organization composed of African Americans elected to state legislatures in the United States and its territories.
Scott Anthony Surovell is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate,representing the 34th district,which encompasses a portions of Fairfax roughly following U.S. Route 1,Kingstowne and Lorton areas. He previously represented the 36th district which also included portions of Prince William and Stafford Counties until the 2023 redistricting and the 44th district in the Virginia House of Delegates. He is a Democrat.
Ryan P. Aument is an American politician and Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 36th district. Prior to his election to the State Senate in 2014,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,for the 41st District,which includes portions of Lancaster County.
NAACP in Kentucky is very active with branches all over the state,largest being in Louisville and Lexington. The Kentucky State Conference of NAACP continues today to fight against injustices and for the equality of all people.
Garland Hale "Andy" Barr IV is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the administration of Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher.
John Morgan McGarvey is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A Democrat,he represented the 19th district in the Kentucky Senate from 2013 to 2023. In 2018,he was elected minority leader,becoming one of the youngest members of a general assembly in the nation to serve in a leadership role. He is currently the only Democrat in Kentucky's congressional delegation.
Walter Arnold Baker was an American lawyer and politician who served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly,in the presidential administration of Ronald Reagan,and on the Kentucky Supreme Court. A graduate of Harvard Law School,Baker also served as a judge advocate general in the Kentucky Air National Guard for 20 years.
Blyew v. United States (1871),was a court case that originated in Lewis County,Kentucky,where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the states right to forbid African Americans to testify against white people.
Karen Berg is a physician and professor who also serves in the Kentucky State Senate,representing the 26th District. She was elected to the Kentucky Senate as a Democrat in a special election held on June 23,2020,defeating Bill Ferko. She succeeded Senator Ernie Harris,who resigned on April 15,2020. She is the only Jewish member of the Kentucky State Senate.
Black Kentuckians are residents of the state of Kentucky who are of African ancestry. The history of Blacks in the US state of Kentucky starts at the same time as the history of White Americans;Black Americans settled Kentucky alongside white explorers such as Daniel Boone. As of 2019,according to the U.S. Census Bureau,African Americans make up 8.5% of Kentucky's population. Compared to the rest of the population,the African American census racial category is the 2nd largest.
Transport and bus boycotts in the United States where protests against the racial segregation of transport services before the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act,which outlawed forms of discrimination.
Charles W. Anderson Jr. was a lawyer,state legislator and civil rights leader in Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1935 until 1946.
