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Oscar Stanton De Priest (March 9, 1871 – May 12, 1951) was an American politician and civil rights advocate from Chicago. A member of the Illinois Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1935.
Oscar Stanton De Priest (* 9. März 1871 in Florence, Alabama; † 12. Mai 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Republikanischen Partei, der den Bundesstaat Illinois im US-Repräsentantenhaus vertrat.
19. Jan. 2007 · A child of the early post- reconstruction south, Oscar DePriest was born in Florence, Alabama on March 9, 1871. In 1878 his family moved to Salina, Kansas. Sometime in the late 1880s DePriest moved to Chicago, Illinois where he found work as a house painter and decorator.
Learn about the life and career of Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first African American representative in Congress in the 20th century. He was born in Alabama, moved to Kansas and Chicago, and fought for civil rights and anti-discriminatory bills.
Learn about the life and career of Oscar Stanton DePriest, who broke the color barrier in Congress as a representative from Illinois. He faced racism, discrimination, and legal challenges in his quest to serve his constituents and the nation.
On April 15, 1929, Oscar Stanton De Priest (March 9, 1871–May 12, 1951) took the oath of office as representative for the First District in Illinois, becoming the first African American elected to the U.S. Congress from the North.
Oscar Stanton DePriest was the first African American elected to the House of Representatives in the twentieth century and the first ever from the North.
