Sara Pelham Speaks

Sara Pelham Speaks
A Black woman with fair skin and dark hair parted center and dressed back to the nape; her eyes are also darkly made up
Sara Pelham Speaks, from a 1940 newspaper
BornNovember 7, 1902
Washington, D.C.
DiedAugust 23, 1984
New York
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician, activist
Parent(s)Robert Pelham Jr., Gabrielle Lewis Pelham

Sara Pelham Speaks (November 7, 1902 – August 23, 1984) was an American lawyer and activist. She was the first Black woman to be a major party's nominee for a Congressional seat, when she was the Republican candidate who opposed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in 1944.