Joe Lang Kershaw, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoe Lang Kershaw
American politician
Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1911
Place of Birth: Live Oak, Florida, United States
Date of Death: 07-Nov-1999
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Joe Lang Kershaw
- Joe Lang Kershaw, Sr.
- (June 27, 1911 – November 7, 1999) was an American politician, civics teacher, and a graduate of Florida A&M University.
- The first African-American legislator in the state of Florida after Reconstruction, he was elected in November 1968 to serve in the Florida House of Representatives for Dade County and continued to serve for 14 years until 1982.
- He died of congestive heart failure at a hospital in 1999.
- His son, Joe Lang Kershaw, Jr.
- also served in the House of Representatives.After she graduated from FAMU, Arthenia Joyner worked as a legal assistant for state rep Kershaw.
- She went on to her own career as a legislator.
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