United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration.
Series
House document volume 108-224
Publisher
U.S. G.P.O
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
From the publisher: Provides a comprehensive history of the more than 120 African Americans who have served in the United States Congress. Written for a general audience, this book contains a profile of each African-American Member, including notables such as Hiram Revels, Joseph Rainey, Oscar De Priest, Adam Clayton Powell, Shirley Chisholm, Gus Hawkins, and Barbara Jordan. Individual profiles are introduced by contextual essays that explain major...
Series
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book is divided into four parts, each of which covers a successive generation of women in Congress. Each part includes individual biographies of every Congresswoman in that generation as well as an essay that helps explain the issues they worked on and the period of American history during which they served"--