Photos: Elijah Cummings through the years

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Photos: Elijah Cummings through the years

Rep. Elijah Cummings has died at the age of 68. Take a look back at his service to the country.

Portrait of politician and Maryland congressional representative Elijah Cummings, 1973. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

Politician and Maryland congressional representative Elijah Cummings and politician, civil rights activist and preacher the Reverend Jesse Jackson, November 7, 1978. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

Portrait of politician and Maryland congressional representative Elijah Cummings, 1985. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

Politician and Maryland congressional representative Elijah Cummings speaking at a podium, 1994. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. Winner of Democratic Primary of Maryland's 7th Congressional District with a supporter, after forum held at Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church on Feb. 27, 1996. (Photo by Maureen Keating/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)"r"n

WASHINGTON, : US President Bill Clinton(C) sits in front of members of the "Little Rock Nine" (L-R) Jefferson Thomas, Carlotta Wall LaNier, Ernest Green, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Terrence Roberts and Minnijean Brown Trickey at the White House in Washington, DC 06 November before a bill signing ceremony. President Clinton signed a bill making Little Rock Central High School a National Historic Site. AFP PHOTO Tim SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - MAY 11: Rep. Elijah Cummings (Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - APRIL 1: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, speaks during a town meeting on affirmative action April 1, 2003 at Howard University in Washington, DC. Members of the caucus spoke about promoting racial and ethnic diversity in higher education. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: (L-R) Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-7th,MD), Willie Gary, CEO of MBC, Robert Townsend, President of MBC Productions and Evander Holyfield, former heavy weight champion pose at an MBC Network news briefing to discuss their unwavering commitment to redefine television by producing innovative and engaging family-friendly programs for black America on May 20, 2004 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Boitano/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JULY 09: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) asks questions during a hearing about FEMA trailers July 9, 2008 in Washington, DC. Trailer home manufacturers faced tough questions from the committee about the levels of formaldehyde that many Hurricane Katrina evacuees said affected their health while living in the mobile homes. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 20: House Oversight and Government Reform raking member U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) waits for the start of a mark up hearing with June 20, 2012 in Washington, DC. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and the committee Republicans called the hearing to vote on holding U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to hand over documents the GOP says are key to their investigation into the failed Fast and Furious operation. Before the start of the hearing, the White House asserted the documents are protected by executive privilidge. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) arrives for a press conference by Democratic members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi September 16, 2014 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Tomorrow the select committee will hold its first hearing on the implementation of the Accountability Review Board recommendations. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 11: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (R) joins black congressional staffers during a walkout December 11, 2014 on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. The staffers staged a walkout to protest over the recent Mike Brown and Eric Garner grand jury decisions. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

BALTIMORE, MD - APRIL 28: (L-R) Congressman Elijah Cummings cries while greeting Maryland Governor Larry Hogan the morning after citywide riots following the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray, 25, was arrested for possessing a switch blade knife April 12 outside the Gilmor Houses housing project on Baltimore's west side. According to his attorney, Gray died a week later in the hospital from a severe spinal cord injury he received while in police custody. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

BALTIMORE, MD - MAY 01: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) helps clear the streets of protesters on the same day that Maryland state attorney Marilyn J Mosby announced that charges would be filed against Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Gray died in police custody after being arrested on April 12, 2015. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: House Select Committee on Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) (L) and ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) argue during a hearing where Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies October 22, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing to continue its investigation on the attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans at the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, on the evening of September 11, 2012. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (L) visits with Rev. Jesse Jackson during a reception in honor of the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture at the White House September 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will be among the guests to help open the museum to the public Saturday. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) speaks with Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway during the Inaugural Luncheon in the US Capitol January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is attending the luncheon along with other dignitaries after being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. (Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: House Oversight ant Reform Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings speaks at the National Press Club August 7, 2019 in Washington, DC. Cummings addressed members of the organization during a luncheon and touched on a number of issues including ongoing investigations of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Portrait of politician and Maryland congressional representative Elijah Cummings, 1973. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

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