Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007

By: Office Of History and Matthew Wasniewski and Preservation U.S. House of Representatives

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Synopsis: Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007, is 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 The volume also features: Pictures--including rarely seen historical images--of each African American who has served in Congress Bibliographies and references to manuscript collections for each Member Statistical graphs and charts Index

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 802 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780160801945
Publisher:: United States Government Printing Office
Date of Addition:: 08/02/16
Copyrighted By:: United States Government Printing Office
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Daproim Africa
Proofread By:: Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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