Description:The first African American Members, Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi and Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, both took the oath of office in 1870. These first two Members were among the 22 African American Members (2 in the Senate, 20 in the House) who began their service in the period of time after the Civil War but prior to the start of the 20th century. After these first 22, the presence of African Americans in the membership of Congress was not continuous, and there were subsequent periods in both chambers with no African American Members.Most recently, the 116th Congress began with the highest number of African American Members ever at the start of a Congress: 57 (52 Representatives, 2 Delegates, and 3 Senators).Other information in this report includes the following: Numbers of African Americans who have served in Congress by party and type of service; Numbers of African Americans who have served in each Congress since 1870; Numbers of African Americans who have served in the House and Senate by state, district, or territory; Means of entry to Congress, including regular elections, special elections, and appointments; Brief background and selected data on the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC); Lists of selected "firsts" for African Americans in Congress; Lists of the African Americans who have served in leadership; Records for length of service in the House and Senate; and Lists of the African American women in the 116th Congress.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020. To get started finding African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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58
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Independently Published
Release
2020
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African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020
Description: The first African American Members, Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi and Representative Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, both took the oath of office in 1870. These first two Members were among the 22 African American Members (2 in the Senate, 20 in the House) who began their service in the period of time after the Civil War but prior to the start of the 20th century. After these first 22, the presence of African Americans in the membership of Congress was not continuous, and there were subsequent periods in both chambers with no African American Members.Most recently, the 116th Congress began with the highest number of African American Members ever at the start of a Congress: 57 (52 Representatives, 2 Delegates, and 3 Senators).Other information in this report includes the following: Numbers of African Americans who have served in Congress by party and type of service; Numbers of African Americans who have served in each Congress since 1870; Numbers of African Americans who have served in the House and Senate by state, district, or territory; Means of entry to Congress, including regular elections, special elections, and appointments; Brief background and selected data on the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC); Lists of selected "firsts" for African Americans in Congress; Lists of the African Americans who have served in leadership; Records for length of service in the House and Senate; and Lists of the African American women in the 116th Congress.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020. To get started finding African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.