Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration, United States. Congress. House. Office of History and Preservation
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008.
Series:	House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 108-224. U.S. Congressional documents. Civil rights and social justice.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Biography. African American legislators > Biography. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.