Elected to the House of Representatives on Nov. 2, 1954 at age 31, Charles C. Diggs, Jr., was the first African American to represent Michigan in Congress. Despite his reserved demeanor, Diggs served as an ardent supporter of civil rights and an impassioned advocate of increased American aid to Africa. As a principal architect of home rule for the District of Columbia and the driving force behind the formation of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Diggs crafted a national legacy during his 25 years in the House. John Conyers, Jr., of Detroit, Diggs’s House colleague of many years said, “Congressman Diggs paved the way for an entire generation of black political leaders, not just in his home state, but through the nation.”
Black history spotlight for Nov. 2, 2012: Charles C. Diggs
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I AM LOOKING FOR SOME OF THE OLD CHARLES DIGGS BLACK YEAR CALENDAR, THEY USE TO COME OUT EVERY YEAR BACK IN THE 40’s AND 50’s, my grandmother use to get them every year, they had a lots of black history on them.