of manchester virginia, just south across james from richmond and he is a carpet 3-bagger from the north. a former union officer and he serves in a district that represents richmond and he is appointed in 1871. he serves a year and a half in the house and he's also the other connection there is that he is the great grand nephew of john mercer langston there at that point. >> he was the dean of howard university at the time and is going to be in congress too. there's an interesting network of people that know other people and are able to move pieces around and make things happen and then we get from george downing in the 1860s running the house restaurant right up to the chief of staff for oscar depriest being refused service in the house and oscar de priest later in his career he takes on and champions these issues that need championing and aren't necessarily related to his constituent constituentcy and he's a national figure and another object that relates to that is a program from a speech he is giving in dayton ohio, very far from chicago. it doesn't say what he's going to talk about.

powell of manchester, virginia, just south of the james. he is appointed by a member who is part of the reconstructed virginia government. he is a carpetbagger from the officer,former union and he serves in a district that represents richmond. he is appointed in 1871. he served for about 1.5 years. he is the great grandnephew of john mercer langston. , who was in washington at that time. >> he was serving as the dean or president of howard university at the time. later he will be in congress himself. there is this network of people who know other people and are able to move things around and make things happen. then we get from george downing in the 1860's running the house restaurant to be chief of staff for oscar depriest being refused service in the house. house. later in his career, he champions these issues that need championing and are not necessarily related to his constituency. then he becomes a national figure. another object in the collection that relates to that is a program from a speech he is giving in dayton, ohio. he does not