Conyers was the sixth-longest serving member of Congress and the longest-serving African American member of Congress in history. After serving in the Korean War, Conyers became active in the civil rights movement. He also served as an aide to Congressman John Dingell before winning election to the House in 1964.

Dec 5, 2017 · Conyers’ announcement came after multiple former aides accused him of sexual harassment, triggering a House Ethics Committee investigation, with new allegations emerging late Monday night.

Oct 27, 2019 · Representative John Conyers Jr., an advocate of liberal causes for five decades and the longest-serving African-American in the history of Congress, died on Sunday at his home in Detroit. He...

Oct 28, 2019 · DETROIT (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and...

Oct 27, 2019 · Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in ...

Nov 16, 2018 · With the support of Congressman Dingell, 35-year-old John Conyers was elected to the United States Congress in 1964, representing Michigan’s Fourteenth Congressional District. In 1971, Conyers was one of the thirteen founders of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Oct 27, 2019 · (CBS) -- Long-serving former Democratic Congressman John Conyers Jr., who was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and first introduced Martin Luther …

Oct 28, 2019 · Former Rep. John Conyers, the longest serving African American member of Congress in U.S. history, has died. He was 90 years old.

"John Conyers, Jr." in Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007. Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration by the Office of History & Preservation, U.S. House of Representatives.

Dec 6, 2017 · John Conyers was a civil-rights hero, a voice in the wilderness who advocated far-left positions before they were fashionable, a champion for Detroiters—especially black Detroiters—who felt ...