Yvonne Brathwaite Burke
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Yvonne Pearl Burke is an American politician and lawyer from California. She was the first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress. She served in the U.S. Congress from 1973 to
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Yvonne Brathwaite Burke in 1950
The 1972 Democratic National Convention was the presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party for the 1972 presidential election. It was held at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Bea
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…1967–1972). Many of her early legislative efforts centered around juvenile issues and limiting garnishment of wages. She served as vice-chairperson of the 1972 Democratic National Convention. She was the first African American and the first woman of color to hold that position, and presided for about fourteen hours when the chair left the…
The Miami Beach Convention Center (shown here in 2011) was the site of the 1972 Democratic National Convention
View of the convention in action.
Former Senator Eugene McCarthy from Minnesota (1959–1971)
Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts (1962–2009)