WASHINGTON — Former Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., a St. Louis powerbroker who became Missouri’s first elected Black member of Congress and went on to serve 16 terms in the House, died Wednesday at the ...

William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He was 94. In this undated photograph, snapped in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Rep. William “Bill” Clay Sr., D-Mo., a trailblazing civil rights leader, Missouri’s first Black legislator, and one of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Lacy “Bill” Clay Sr., a Civil Rights leader and Missouri’s first African American Congressman, died Wednesday at the age ...

U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay cruised to victory in the 1st Congressional District primary Tuesday, besting two Democratic challengers who sought to portray him as an absentee politician, out of touch ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell would like Americans to have the option of using a postage stamp carrying the image of the late former U.S. Rep. William L. Clay Sr. Bell formally proposed ...

WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. William Lacy Clay Sr., a St. Louis powerbroker who became Missouri's first elected Black member of Congress and went on to serve 16 terms in the House, died Wednesday at the ...

William Lacy “Bill” Clay Sr., a Civil Rights leader and Missouri’s first African American Congressman, died Wednesday at the age of 94. The Democrat served Missouri’s 1st Congressional District with ...