Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Diggs was an early member of the civil rights movement. He attended the trial of Emmett Till's murderers, and was elected the first chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a staunch critic of the apartheid regime in South Africa.
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2 December 1922 Detroit, Michigan
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24 August 1998 (aged 75) Washington, D.C., U.S.
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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