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Oscar De Priest Handbill, 1934

Representative Oscar De Priest addressed a group of supporters at Paul Laurence Dunbar Junior High in Dayton, Ohio. Breaking racial barriers when he became the first African American elected to Congress in nearly three decades, De Priest served as a symbol of hope for African Americans and spoke at venues across the nation.

Handbill, April 10, 1934, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives

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