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.
Series: House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 108-224Publication details: Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008.Description: v, 803 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780160801945 :
- 016080194X
- 328.73092/396073 22
- E185.96 .B526 2008
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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.
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