Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007
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Introduction -- Former black members of Congress: "The Fifteenth Amendment in flesh and blood": The symbolic generation of black Americans in Congress, 1870-1887 -- "The Negroes' temporary farewell": Jim Crow and the exclusion of African Americans from Congress, 1887-1929 -- Keeping the faith: African Americans return to Congress, 1929-1970 -- Permanent interests: The expansion, organization, and rising influence of African Americans in Congress, 1971-2007.
From the publisher: Provides a comprehensive history of the more than 120 African Americans who have served in the United States Congress. Written for a general audience, this book contains a profile of each African-American Member, including notables such as Hiram Revels, Joseph Rainey, Oscar De Priest, Adam Clayton Powell, Shirley Chisholm, Gus Hawkins, and Barbara Jordan. Individual profiles are introduced by contextual essays that explain major events in congressional and U.S. history. Illustrated with many portraits, photographs, and charts.
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House document
108-224.
PUBLISHED
Washington : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 803 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780160801945
016080194X
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
United States.
SUBJECTS
United States. -- Congress -- Biography.
African American legislators -- Biography.