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Arthur Wergs Mitchell: Media

American politician

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Arthur Wergs Mitchell, 1936
U.S. Rep. Arthur Wergs Mitchell was the first Democratic African American politician...
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At the Democratic National Convention
U.S. Rep. Arthur Wergs Mitchell speaking at the Democratic National Convention in...
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