Former Detroit Rep. John Conyers, longest-serving black congressman and co-founder of Black Caucus, has died
Former Rep. John Conyers, the longest-serving African-American congressman in history, died Sunday.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who now holds Conyers’ old seat, tweeted Sunday: “Our Congressman forever, John Conyers, Jr. He never once wavered in fighting for jobs, justice and peace. We always knew where he stood on issues of equality and civil rights in the fight for the people. Thank you Congressman Conyers for fighting for us for over 50 years.“
“He vowed to represent people who are caught between the VIP class of Negro life and the lower class which is dependent on relief, low-income housing, and welfare,“ wrote Ebony magazine in a 1965 profile. He fervently supported such liberal causes as gun control and universal health care. He also supported legislation urging a study of the possibility of offering reparations to the descendants of slaves.
In 2017, reports surfaced that Conyers had settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a staffer a few years earlier. Additional reports came out leading to pressure for Conyers to step down, which he did in December 2017; at the time, he endorsed his son John Jr. to succeed him.
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