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Vivian Caver

1928–2021

United States

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Vivian Leona Mead Caver (June 13, 1928 – August 22, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Washington. Appointed to a 37th District vacancy, Caver was the third African-American woman to serve in the Washington House of Representatives, serving the 37th district from 1994 to 1995. An alumnus of Morgan State College and the University of Washington, she was a human rights activist.

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