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African Americans in the United States Congress


List of African-American United States representatives - Wikipedia

The United States House of Representatives has had 157 elected African-American members, of whom 151 have been representatives from U.S. states and 6 have ...

African Americans in the United States Congress - Wikipedia

The first African American to chair a congressional committee was Representative William L. Dawson in 1949. The first African-American woman was Representative ...

About the CBC | Congressional Black Caucus

In 2008, then U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) was elected President of the United States, making him the first and only African-American, the first and only ...

Here's how the number of Black Americans in Congress has tripled ...

A record 62 Black Congressmembers (11.5% of total membership) are serving in the 118th Congress — three more than the 117th Congress ...

African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020

Numbers of African Americans who have served in the House and Senate by state, district, or territory;. • Means of entry to Congress, including ...

Black Americans in Congress - GovInfo

Rainey of South Carolina became the first African American elected to the U.S.. House of Representatives; John Lewis of Georgia was a civil rights leader and ...

Roll Call: Black Members of Congress

Roll Call: Black Members of Congress ; Floyd H. Flake (1945- ), Party: Democrat State: New York Term: 100th-105th Congresses (1987-1997) ; John R. Lewis (1940- ) ...

African American Senators - U.S. Senate

African American Senators ; ButlerLaphonza R. Butler (D-CA) ; WarnockRaphael G. Warnock (D-GA) ; HarrisKamala D. Harris (D-CA) ; BookerCory A. Booker (D-NJ) ; Cowan ...

African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020

Notes: Inclusion for this report is based on entry in U.S. Congress, House, Office of the Historian, Black. Americans in Congress, at http:// ...

The State of Black Representation in the US Today - Public Wise

Although the number of Black Americans in government has increased, it remains uneven. · The share of Black representatives in the US House ...

Outstanding African Americans of Congress

Shirley Washington highlights fifteen notable African Americans who have served in Congress, including Shirley Chisholm, Mickey Leland and Adam Clayton Powell, ...

Black Americans In Congress, 1870-2022

Agency Publisher · Government Publishing Office (GPO) · U.S. House of Representatives ; Format: Paperback ; Stock: In stock ; GPO Stock Number: 052-070-07789-1.

U.S. Congress continues to grow in racial, ethnic diversity

Bobby Scott, D-Va., is counted as Black and Asian. Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York identifies as Black and Hispanic. Rep. Marilyn ...

Hiram Rhodes Revels - First African American in Congress

A freeman his entire life, Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political ...

Georgia on My Mind: Black Politicians in Congress | The New York ...

From 1870 to 1898, 22 Black men were elected to the US Congress, 2 in the Senate and 20 in the House of Representatives.

First African Americans Elected to the House of Representatives

Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to be elected to serve in the U.S. Senate. Congressman Robert Elliot of South Carolina. This Day in History ...

Black Congressional Member Biographies » Origins of the ...

Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1935 after defeating Oscar De Priest for his seat. Representing Illinois' ...

H.Doc. 108-224 Black Americans in Congress 1870-2007 - GovInfo

... of the Clerk. United States House of Representatives. Black Americans in Congress. 1870–2007. The arrival of Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi and ...

The changing face of Congress in 8 charts - Pew Research Center

The 118th Congress is the most racially and ethnically diverse in history. Overall, 133 lawmakers identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American, ...