Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007

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.