African American Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2009

Manning, Jennifer E. ; Shogan, Colleen J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Congressional committees;    Members of Congress;    Black Members of Congress;    Black legislators;   

RP-ID  :  RL30378
RP-ID  :  RL30378_2010Feb02

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the history and current status of African Americans in Congress. There are 42 African American Members serving in the 111th Congress, 41 in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. There have been 125 African American Members of Congress: 119 have been elected to the House; five have been elected to the Senate; and one has been appointed to the Senate. There have been 98 Democrats: 95 in the House, three in the Senate; and 27 Republicans: 24 in the House, three in the Senate.