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Marion Orr "House of Diggs"

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Feb 8, 202682:20Society & Culture

Brown University professor Marion Orr lectures on the life & legacy of Congressman Charles Diggs, Jr. The Michigan Democrat founded the Congressional Black Caucus and was the only federal official to attend the trial of...

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Marion Orr "House of Diggs" is an episode from Lectures in History by C-SPAN. Brown University professor Marion Orr lectures on the life & legacy of Congressman Charles Diggs, Jr. The Michigan Democrat founded the Congressional Black Caucus...

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Published Feb 8, 2026, 82:20 long, audio available.

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