TY  - BOOK
ED  - United States
ED  - United States
TI  - Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007
T2  - House document
SN  - 9780160801945
AV  - E185.96 .B526 2008
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - U.S. G.P.O.
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - Biography
KW  - Local
KW  - African American legislators
KW  - Internet resource GPO
N1  - Dedication sheet inserted; Shipping list no.: 2009-0004-S; Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. I; 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 --; Pt. II; Current black members of Congress
UR  - http://baic.house.gov
ER  -