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Indiana Congresswoman Julia Carson Dies

December 17th, 2007

According to Black Voices

(Dec. 15) - Rep. Julia Carson, the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died over the weekend, a family spokeswoman said. She was 69.

Carson died after a battle with lung cancer, spokeswoman Vanessa Summer said.

Carson’s death came three weeks after she announced she had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and followed years of health troubles. She said days later that she would not run next year for a seventh term.

Her local Indianapolis Star has more detail on her life an career

I wasn’t even familiar with her before reading about her death this morning. Anyone have any personal insights to add from direct knowledge of her?

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