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Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007 / prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration of the U.S. House of Representatives, by the Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. - Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008. - v, 803 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm. - House document ; 108-224 . - House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 108-224 .

Dedication sheet inserted. Shipping list no.: 2009-0004-S.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780160801945 : $54.00 016080194X

Source: 052-070-07519-8 GPO

LCCN: 2008010047

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Congress --Biography.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American legislators--Biography.

LC Class. No.: E185.96 / .B526 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 328.73092/396073

GPO Item No.: 1004-E

Gov. Doc. Class. No.: Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 14904