On August 26, 1943, Congressman William L. Dawson of Chicago was recommended as the Democratic Party’s vice-presidential candidate. At that time, Dawson was the only African American serving in Congress. Despite this recommendation, he was not selected as the vice-presidential nominee. Dawson went on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1943 until his death in 1970, and became the first African American to chair a standing committee in Congress.
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