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Representative Arthur Mitchell of Illinois wins the general election defeating incumbent Oscar De Priest

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November 07, 1934

On this date, Arthur Mitchell defeated Oscar De Priest in the general election for the First District of Illinois to become the first African-American Democrat elected to Congress.

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African Americans in Congress
De Priest, Oscar
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Mitchell, Arthur
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