Author : Bruce A. Ragsdale
Release : 1996-04
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Book Synopsis Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 by : Bruce A. Ragsdale
Download or read book Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 written by Bruce A. Ragsdale. This book was released on 1996-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begins at a time when most blacks lived in slavery and were barred from the political process and ends with the influential era of the 1980's describing the effects of black members of the Congress. Includes: Ed Brooke, Shirley Chisholm, John Conyers, Ron Dellums, Mike Espy, William Gray, Augustus Hawkins, Barbara Jordan, Ralph Metcalfe, Kweisi Mfume, Robert Nix, Sr., Major Owens, Adam Clayton Powel, Jr., Charles Rangel, Gus Savage, Louis Stokes, Harold Washington, Andrew Young, Jr. and more. Photo or painting of each member.