American presidents and world heads of state knew him as “Representative John Spratt,” or the ... and one of America’s most well-known African-American political leaders, told the gathering ...

Still, President Kennedy resisted sending strong civil rights legislation to Congress ... But John Kennedy saw himself as having done more than any other president for African Americans.

On Friday, Congressman John Joyce welcomed 97 year old ... In all, Mr. Marasco was awarded the American Campaign Medal, the ...