01850nam a2200313Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002401000150006502000180008002000150009804000100011305000240012307400110014708600420015824502470020026000410044730000280048849000350051650000300055150000350058150400510061650505100066761000480117765000520122565500330127771000800131071000810139085600650147129209320160527202514.0080305s2008    dcua     b   f001 0ceng    a2008010047  a9780160801945  a016080194X  aPUCPR00aE185.96b.B526 2008  a1004-E0 aY 1.1/2:SERIAL 14904zY 1.1/7:108-22400aBlack Americans in Congress, 1870-2007cprepared 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.  aWashington, D.C.bU.S. G.P.O.c2008.  av, 803 p.bill.c29 cm.1 aHouse documentv108-2242Local  aDedication sheet inserted  aShipping list no.: 2009-0004-S  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 gPt. I.tFormer black members of Congress --t"The Fifteenth Amendment in flesh and blood" : The symbolic generation of black Americans in Congress, 1870-1887 --t"The Negroes' temporary farewell": Jim Crow and the exclusion of African Americans from Congress, 1887-1929 --tKeeping the faith: African Americans return to Congress,1929-1970 --tPermanent interests: The expansion, organization, and rising influence of African Americans in Congress, 1971-2007 --gPt. II.tCurrent black members of Congress10aUnited StatesbCongress.vBiography.2Local 0aAfrican American legislatorsvBiography.2Local07aInternet resource GPO2Local1 aUnited StatesbCongress.bHouse.bCommittee on House Administration.2Local1 aUnited StatesbCongress.bHouse.bOffice of History and Preservation.2Local40uhttp://baic.house.govzBlack Americans in Congress,1870-2007