When Stokes took office in 1969 there was little black representation in politics, but the civil rights movement had helped to give way to the emergence of black political power. Stokes realized that as a black congressman he couldn’t serve the same way as white representatives could, he felt he had an obligation to represent African Americans everywhere. So not long after his election, Stokes and several other black congressmen and women began forming the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). The CBC which still exists today, mission was, and still is, to challenge the status quo and leverage its political force to advocate and influence issues of special concern that affected black communities nationwide.
Detail of map from the Hough neighborhood., Citation: Lake, D. J. South Part of 17th Ward of Cleveland, 1874. Map. 1:4,800. In Atlas of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, from Actual Surveys by and Under the Directions of D. J. Lake. Titus, Simmons & Titus.
Detail of map from the Hough neighborhood., Citation: Part 21 City of Cleveland, 1892. Map. 1:2,400. In Atlas of Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland, Ohio. George F. Cram & Company.
This report on the role of the Ohio National Guard during the Hough area riots in Cleveland, 18-31 July 1996., Citation: Pam. O224 The Hough riot, Cleveland, Ohio, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio.
Detail of map from the Hough neighborhood., Citation: Plat Map of the City of Cleveland, Ohio. Map. 1: 1,200. In Plat Book of the City of Cleveland, Ohio, V. 1. G.M. Hopkins & Company.
Black and white image appearing on page 53 of "Combination atlas map of Medina County, Ohio. Compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys, by L.H. Everts"., Author L.H. Everts & Co.
Title Combination atlas map of Medina County, Ohio. Compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys, by L.H. Everts.
Original Published Chicago, Ill., 1874.
Description 106 (i.e. 114) p. incl. col. maps (part fold.) illus., ports. 44 x 37 cm.
General Note "History of Medina county, Ohio": p. 15-28 9