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Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
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Robert C. Weaver
American government official (1907–1997)
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African Americans
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
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Head of the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development; member of the Cabinet
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