Ron Dellums Quotes


We didn’t make it perfect, but we did change the world.


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Ronald V. Dellums, U. S. Congressman (Democrat, CA), Reference to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, Interview with C-SPAN at the Harlem Book Fair, August 12, 2001

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Ron Dellums
Ron Dellums
  • Born: November 24, 1935
  • Died: July 30, 2018
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Politician

Ronald Vernie Dellums was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011. He had previously served thirteen terms as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 9th congressional district, in office from 1971 to 1998, after which he worked as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.