On November 4, 1980, four African American politicians were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. They officially took office on January 3, 1981, at the start of the 97th Congress:

• Mervyn Dymally (California) – Former Lieutenant Governor of California, elected to Congress from the 31st district.

• Augustus F. Hawkins (California) – Not Augustus Savage, but Augustus Hawkins was already serving since 1963. (Possibly a mix-up with artist Augusta Savage.)

• Harold Washington (Illinois) – Elected to Congress from Illinois; he would later become the first Black mayor of Chicago in 1983.

• George W. Crockett Jr. (Michigan) – Civil rights attorney and judge, elected from Michigan’s 13th district.

There may have been some confusion with names or dates—Augustus Savage was a renowned sculptor, not a member of Congress. Let me know if you’d like this rewritten for your calendar entry!