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.
2008
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Title
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.
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Imprint
Washington, DC : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008.
Description
1 online resource (v, 803 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
Series
House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 108-224.
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Summary
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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Title from title screen (viewed on May 27, 2016).
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
System Details Note
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. (http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212)
Location
www
Available in Other Form
Print version: Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007
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Alternate Title
LLMC-Digital Collection
Language
English
GPO Item No.
0996-F c(online)
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
ISBN
9780160869488 (electronic book)
016086948X (electronic book)
9780160801945
016080194X
016086948X (electronic book)
9780160801945
016080194X
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