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Emanuel Celler (May 6, 1888 – January 15, 1981) was an American Democratic politician from New York who represented parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 50 years, from March 1923 to January 1973.
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Há 2 dias · Learn about the life and legacy of Emanuel Celler, a New York congressman who fought for immigration reform and civil rights legislation. Author Wayne Dawkins explores Celler's role in shaping modern America and the Democratic Party.
Emanuel Celler was a long-serving Congressman who fought for immigration reform and refugees. He opposed the Johnson Act of 1924, which discriminated against Eastern European immigrants, and helped pass the 1965 law that abolished national origins as a criterion for immigration.
16 de jan. de 1981 · Emanuel Celler, who served a half-century in the House of Representatives, died yesterday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 92 years old. Mr. Celler, one of the most influential New Yorkers who...
2 de jul. de 2021 · Emanuel Celler was the principal author of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965. He also spearheaded the 23rd, 24th and...
Since 1965, the United States has become a haven for Jews escaping discrimination in the former Soviet Union. Their safe arrival ratified Emanuel Celler’s efforts to make America a promised land for Jewish immigrants, and for all victims of persecution.
3 de mai. de 2019 · In an age of increasingly divisive immigration politics, his story needs to be told and his humanitarian efforts recognized as stellar, if not unique. Emanuel “Manny” Celler was born in ...
