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George Thomas "Mickey" Leland III (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989) was an American politician and anti-poverty activist. He served as a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a Democrat .
Learn about the life and legacy of Mickey Leland, a civil rights leader and a champion of health and hunger issues in the U.S. and abroad. He was a Texas congressman, a pharmacist, and a chairman of the House Select Committee on Hunger.
14 août 1989 · Representative Mickey Leland, whose burned and crumpled plane was found scattered on a forested mountainside of Ethiopia today, died as he had lived, trying to end world hunger. He was 44 years...
6 août 2014 · The late U.S. congressman, who succeeded Barbara Jordan in representing Houston's historic 18th Congressional District, died 25 years ago Thursday in a plane crash in famine-stricken Ethiopia.
- Carol Christian
- Reporter, Chron.Com / Houston Chronicle
26 oct. 2021 · Learn how Texas congressman Mickey Leland, a former Black Power activist, fought for African sovereignty, human rights, and food aid in the 1970s and ’80s. Explore his legacy and challenges in a new book by Benjamin Talton.
25 nov. 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Rep. Mickey Leland, who fought for justice and humanitarian aid in the U.S. and around the world. He was instrumental in creating the House Select Committee on Hunger and the Congressional Hunger Center.
Learn about Mickey Leland, a passionate leader in the fight to eradicate hunger, who died in a plane crash in 1989. Find out his achievements, humanitarian missions, and legacy through the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program.
