National headliners

Jet, Nov 4, 2002

Wearing a Confederate uniform and waving the Confederate flag, former Asheville, NC, NAACP President H. K. Edgerton soon launches a 1,300-mile walk from Asheville to Austin, TX. He calls the proposed three-month march" one man's effort to prove his Southern heritage." ... On the House floor, Calif.

Rep. Barbara Lee praised labor leader William Lucy for serving more than 30 years within the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Currently he is a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council and vice president of the Maritime Trades Dept ... Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel paid tribute in the Congressional Record to the late Hawaii Rep. Patsy T. Mink who served 24 years on the Hill and was the first Asia-American woman elected to the House.