| 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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| Published | Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2008.
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| Description | v, 803 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
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| Series | House document (United States. Congress. House) 108-224
House document ; 108-224
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| ISBN | 978-0-16-080194-5 $54.00 |
| ISBN | 0-16-080194-X |
| General Note | Dedication sheet inserted.
Shipping list no.: 2009-0004-S.
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| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: 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.
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| Subjects | African American legislators -- Biography.
United States. Congress. -- Biography.
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| Organizations | United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration.
United States. Congress. House. Office of History and Preservation.
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| LC Card Number | 2008-10047 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: E 185.96 B631 2008
mq241176: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 144360] |
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