419 U Street, home of Oscar and Jessie DePriest (photographed 2019).
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - Oscar De Priest, Lone Legislator
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - Oscar De Priest, Lone Legislator
Civil Rights Tour: Political Empowerment - Oscar De Priest, Lone Legislator
Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) represented Chicago’s South Side in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1929 to 1935. He was the first African American Congressman in the 20th century and the first in 28 years. He was also the first-ever…