1954 Press Photo Charles C. Diggs, Junior, a Democrat, with Wife from Michigan

Charles C. Diggs, Junior, a Democrat, gets an admiring look from his wife after returns indicated he had been elected to Congress from the 13th district of Michigan. A state senator and member of an undertaking firm, Diggs is the first African American to be sent to Congress from the state.

Photo is dated 1954.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.