On the recordMarch 22, 1994
I stand here as one of two African-American Members of Congress from the State of North Carolina, the first African-American Members of Congress elected from the State of North Carolina in this century.
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govinfo.govMelvin Watt: “I stand here as one of two African-American Members of Congress from the State of North Carolina, the first…”
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Addressing the significance of his representation in relation to the Shaw versus Reno case.
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