| | Larcenia J. Bullard (b. 1947) — ofMiami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Allendale,AllendaleCounty, S.C.,July 21,1947.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 118th District, 1993-.Female.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;DeltaSigma Theta.Still living as of 1999. | | Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr. (1898-1987) — also known asRobert N. C. Nix, Sr. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.,August9, 1898.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1956,1960,1964,1968;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1956;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1958-79 (4th District 1958-63,2nd District 1963-79).Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;Elks;AmericanWoodmen.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,June 22,1987 (age88 years, 317days).Burial location unknown. | | Mary Lou Parks (b. 1939) — of Detroit east side,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Anderson,AndersonCounty, S.C.,July 24,1939.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984(alternate),1988,2004(alternate); member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 3rd District, 1993-98; candidateforsecretaryof state of Michigan, 1998.Female.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Still living as of 2004. | | Beryl D. Roberts (b. 1958) — ofMiami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,August26, 1958.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1988;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 108th District, 1993-.Female.Christian.Africanancestry. Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;NAACP;DeltaSigma Theta;Kiwanis.Still living as of 1999. | | Samuel D. Wright (1925-1998) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.; Hilton Head Island,BeaufortCounty, S.C.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February13, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1966-73 (39th District 1966, 37th District1967-72, 54th District 1973); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1968;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York, 1976.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Convictedin 1978 ofsolicitinga bribe andsentenced tojail.Died, ofParkinson'sdisease, in Hilton Head,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,January20, 1998 (age72 years, 341days).Interment atBeaufortNational Cemetery, Beaufort, S.C. | | Maxcine Young (b. 1907) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Laurens,LaurensCounty, S.C.,June 1,1907.Democrat.Real estatesales; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1960-66 (Wayne County 2ndDistrict 1960-64, 23rd District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966,1968.Female.Africanancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;NAACP.Burial location unknown.
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