Katie Beatrice Green Hall: First Black Woman from Indiana to Serve in the U.S. Congress
Katie Beatrice Green Hall became the first black woman from Indiana to serve in the U.S. Congress.
On April 3, 1938, Katie Beatrice Green Hall was born to Jeff and Bessie Mae Hooper Green, in Mound Bayou, Mississippi.
Hall’s early political involvement included campaigning for black lawyer Richard Hatcher, a Gary mayoral candidate.
Two years later, Hall was elected to the state senate, where she served from 1976 until 1982.
Hall became the first black woman from Indiana to serve in the U.S. Congress.
