#OTD Augustus Freeman "Gus" Hawkins joined the ancestors (Aug 31, 1907 - Nov 10, 2007). Politician of the Democratic Party who served in the California State Assembly from 1935 to 1963 and the U.S. House Of Representatives from 1963 to 1991. Over the course of his career, he authored over 300 state and federal laws, the most famous are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 1978 Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act. He was known as the "silent warrior" for his commitment to education and ending unemployment.
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