First Black Man Elected to Kansas Senate Dies at 99
Associated Press - Sun 09:03 PM 07/01/2012
A former state senator who helped Kansas move past Jim Crow segregation has died.
A former state senator who helped Kansas move past Jim Crow segregation has died.
Jackson Mortuary says Curtis McClinton Senior died on Wednesday. He was 99. The funeral home's online obituary didn't provide a cause of death.
The Sedgwick County Democratic Party says McClinton was the first black man elected to the Kansas Senate.
The Wichita Eagle reported that he served two terms in the Kansas House before being elected to the state Senate in 1960. He continued to serve there until 1968.
McClinton was instrumental in introducing the state's public accommodation law. It ensured equal treatment in restaurants and hotels regardless of race, religion or national origin.
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WhoCares
Monday 2 July 2012 08:54 Report this comment
awwwwwww..... *moment of silence*... ok, i'm done grieving, let's move on....