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Article: White House apologizes to Black woman lawmaker denied admission to White House ceremony.(Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia complained about treatment she received from White House guards)(National Report)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- May 25, 1998
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Georgia's first Black congresswoman, Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney, said she received an apology from the White House after she was denied admission to the White House and embarrassed in front of two guests she invited for the welcoming ceremony for the Prime Minister of Italy. Cynthia 1
Firing off a heated letter of protest to President Clinton, she complained about the treatment she received from guards at the White House gate: "I had a White female staff person with me. The guard did not address his question to me nor did he acknowledge my presence.
"The guard assumed that my 23-year-old staff-person was the Member of Congress. While this incident was ...