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A New Challenge to the Congressional Black Caucus

John W. Kluge Center (library Of Congress)

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At the Library of Congress

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What did Ossie Davis envision in 1971 when he proclaimed to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) that "it's not the man, it's the plan"? In a special forum at the Library of Congress, Congressman Major Owens hosted a distinguished panel of U.S. representatives and political scientists in a discussion of his book, "The Peacock Elite: A Subjective Case Study of the Congressional Black Caucus and Its Impact on National Politics." The panel included U.S. Rep. Maxine Walters, a current member of CBC; two former members of CBC, Oakland Mayor Ronald Dellums and attorney Louis Stokes; Ronald Waters, author and University of Maryland professor; and Michael Eric Dyson, author and Georgetown University professor. Owens challenged the CBC to establish a national African American action agenda, stating "We must act now or our middle class will be shoved to the margins, while the Black masses are driven downward into a permanent underclass." Owens also challenged the CBC to assume greater leadership responsibility for the African diaspora.

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English
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