Louis Stokes Quotes


There are, in the King case in particular, some names of confidential informants, persons to whom we promised confidentiality in return for their testimony. We have put their testimony in the public domain, but feel that their names should continue to be anonymous.


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Stokes, Louis. Assassination Materials Disclosure Act of 1992: Hearings Before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993.

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Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes
  • Born: February 23, 1925
  • Died: August 18, 2015
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Louis Stokes was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the first African American congressman elected in the state of Ohio. He was one of the Cold War-era chairmen of the House Intelligence Committee, headed the Congressional Black Caucus, and was the first African American on the House Appropriations Committee.