[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 56 (Friday, April 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E752]
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              PROCLAMATION FOR DR. JOHN LOGAN CASHIN, JR.

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                          HON. TERRI A. SEWELL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2011

  Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a great American, Dr. 
John Logan Cashin, Jr., a visionary civil rights leader and 
extraordinary Alabamian.
  Dr. Cashin was born in Huntsville, AL on April 16, 1928 to John Logan 
Sr., a dentist, and the former Grace Brandon, a school principal. His 
parents were active in social justice and civil rights work. His 
paternal grandfather, Herschel V. Cashin, served in the Alabama 
Legislature during Reconstruction. Dr. Cashin received his B.A degree 
from Fisk University and D.D.S. degree from Meharry Medical College in 
Nashville, Tennessee and joined his father in dental practice. He was a 
devoted member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Dr. John L. 
Cashin, Jr. was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he was made a first 
lieutenant and Chief of dental services for soldiers stationed near 
Fountainebleu, France. Dr. Cashin Jr.'s wife of 39 years, Joan 
Carpenter Cashin, died in 1997. They are survived by their children, 
Sheryll Cashin Esq., Professor of Law at Georgetown University, John M. 
Cashin of Lagos, Nigeria and Carroll L. Cashin of Huntsville, Alabama. 
Dr. Cashin has five grand-children: Winton, Etalvia, Jasmine, Langston 
and Logan. He is also survived by his wife, the former Dr. Louise R. 
White of Washington, D.C. whom he married in 1998.
  As a visionary leader in the struggle for social justice and equal 
rights for African Americans, Dr. John L. Cashin, Jr. founded the 
National Democratic Party of Alabama in 1968 and served as its Chairman 
until it disbanded in 1976.
  Under the leadership of Dr. John L. Cashin, Jr., the National 
Democratic Party of Alabama changed the face of local political leaders 
in office throughout the state. In November of 1968, seventeen of the 
party's candidates won local offices in Alabama's Black Belt region, 
comprising seventeen counties in the central and western part of the 
state.
  In 1970, Dr. John L. Cashin Jr., ran for Governor of the State of 
Alabama as the first African American candidate since Reconstruction. 
His courage paved the way for numerous African American candidates to 
win and hold elected offices. Dr. John L. Cashin, Jr. passed away on 
March 21, 2011 at the age of 82 in Washington, D.C.
  Therefore I, Terri A. Sewell, Representative to the United States 
Congress from the 7th District of Alabama, do hereby recognize Dr. John 
Logan Cashin, Jr. for his numerous contributions to the region, state, 
and nation. I do hereby extend deepest sympathy to the family of Dr. 
John L. Cashin, Jr., a visionary leader for the Civil Rights movement 
who never forgot his roots, and who fought for equalities for all 
mankind. I stand on the shoulders of Dr. John L. Cashin, Jr. and for 
that I am eternally grateful.

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