Congressman Alcee Hastings, after career of triumph, calamity and comeback, dies at 84
(Sun-Sentinel Miami Dolphins Blog)

Congressman Alcee Hastings died Tuesday. The South Florida congressman, who was 84, made history in many ways — positive and negative. He was a civil rights lawyer in 1960s and `70s Fort Lauderdale. He was Florida`s first Black federal judge, and was later impeached and removed. He was part of the first Black members of Congress from Florida since Reconstruction.