Jessie De Priest
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Jessie De Priest (September 3, 1870 – March 31, 1961) was a former music teacher married to Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress in the 20th century. Jessie De Priest was the first African American wife of a U.S. Congressman elected in the 1900s. She is best known for her involvement in an incident known as the "Tea at the White House". First Lady Lou Henry Hoover invited De Priest to the traditional tea along with several other Congressmen's wives, resulting in racially-motivated backlash from media outlets and the public.
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Jessie De Priest (September 3, 1870 – March 31, 1961) was a former music teacher married to Oscar Stanton De Priest, the first African American to be elected to the United States Congress in the 20th century. Jessie De Priest was the first African American wife of a U.S. Congressman elected in the 1900s. She is best known for her involvement in an incident known as the "Tea at the White House". First Lady Lou Henry Hoover invited De Priest to the traditional tea along with several other Congressmen's wives, resulting in racially-motivated backlash from media outlets and the public.
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