User:Estevezj/sandbox/Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007

In 2008 the House of Representatives published a history of Black Americans in the US Congress. I believe this is in the public domain and should be incorporated into the appropriate Wikipedia articles. Starting with Oscar Stanton De Priest to test the waters.

Reconstruction

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Post-reconstruction (1929–1970)

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Post Voting Rights Act of 1965 (1970-Present)

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