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Former Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., a St. Louis powerbroker who became Missouri's first elected Black member of Congress and went on to serve 16 terms in the House, died Wednesday at the age of 94.

William "Bill" Clay Sr., founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and Missouri's first Black congressman, died at ...

Civil rights leader William Lacy Clay Sr. passes away at 94. He was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and a legislative powerhouse.

The post Founding Congressional Black Caucus Member Bill Clay Sr. Dies At 94 appeared first on Blavity. Former Rep. William “Bill” Clay Sr., D-Mo., a trailblazing civil rights leader, Missouri’s first ...

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William Lacy Clay Sr.'s career in political office started when he was 28 years old. The civil rights advocate was a strong ...

Bill Clay Sr., Missouri's first Black congressman and co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, dies at 94.

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One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination ...