House of Diggs Melvin Yazawa from its conception in the

from its conception in the late 1970s to its subsequent growth worldwide

Introduction 2

In this new era of human history

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and its from this starting point that they endeavour to build a community of support for a child

House of Diggs Melvin Yazawa from its conception in theAt the height of the civil rights movement, Charles C. Diggs Jr. (1922 1998) was the consummate power broker. In a political career spanning 1951 to 1980, Diggs, Michigan's first Black member of Congress, was the only federal official to attend the trial of Emmett Till's killers, worked behind the scenes with Martin Luther King Jr., and founded the Congressional Black Caucus. He was also the chief architect of legislation that restored home rule to