Biography
A Representative from Alabama. Born in Birmingham, Ala. , April 9, 1942. Graduated from Western-Olin High School, Birmingham, Ala. , 1960. B. A. , Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga. , 1964. J. D. , Howard University, Washington, D. C. , 1967. M. B. A. , Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga. , 1970. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Alabama state house of representatives, 1974-1980. Member of the Alabama state senate, 1981-1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2003). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002.