Charles Diggs
American politician
Died when: 75 years 265 days (908 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S.
House of Representatives.He was the first African American elected to Congress from Michigan.A member of the Democratic Party, Diggs was an early participant in the civil rights movement.
In September 1955, the Michigan Representative garnered national attention when he attended the trial of the two white Mississippians accused of murdering Emmett Till.
He was elected the first chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus and was a staunch critic of the apartheid regime in South Africa.
Diggs resigned from the United States House of Representatives and served 14 months of a three-year sentence for mail fraud, although he maintained his innocence.
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