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View of (left to right) two unidentified individuals, Georgia Congressman Andrew Young, California Congressman Augustus Hawkins, and civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, at a hearing about the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Bill at Atlanta City Hall in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, .Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins (1907-2007) was a politician, civil rights activist, and organized labor advocate. A Democrat, Hawkins served in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. He was the first African American to represent California in the United States Congress, where he co-sponsored the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia