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African Americans in Congress: A Documentary History Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Freedman, Eric (Author), Jones, Stephen A. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0872893855     ISBN-13: 9780872893856
Publisher: CQ Press
OUR PRICE: $168.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2007
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch
- Social Science | Social Work
Dewey: 328.730
LCCN: 2007040318
Physical Information: 1.44" H x 7.3" W x 10.16" L (2.64 lbs) 543 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Black History
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal Supplements 11/15/2007 pg. 40
School Library Journal 02/01/2008 pg. 72
Booklist 03/01/2008 pg. 80
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 167
 
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Publisher Description:
?From the first steps toward enfranchisement through modern lawmakers' vision for America, a new book from CQ Press is the first single-volume reference to provide the complete story of African Americans making U.S. political history. In African Americans in Congress: A Documentary History, authors Eric Freedman--a Pulitzer Prize winner--and Stephen A. Jones, have assembled a vital collection of original narrative supported by more than 120 of the most important historical documents tracing the African American political experience and the history of African American legislators in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
Throughout this comprehensive work, the stories of notable African Americans who have served in Congress are told, including: Hiram R. Revels of Mississippi, the first African American senator; Shirley A. Chisholm of New York, the first black woman to serve in Congress; Charles B. Rangel of New York, the chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus; and Barack Obama of Illinois, the only African American senator in the 110th Congress.
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The first part of the book features chronological chapters on the history of African American involvement in U.S. politics and on Capitol Hill, while the second part features thematic chapters on the African American political experience. The issues and events covered include:
    The debate over slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction The civil rights movement and political empowerment The maturation of the Congressional Black Caucus Elections and investigations War, peace, patriotism and international affairs The struggle for economic justice

It also details some little-known stories, including future Rep. Robert Smalls' heroism in commandeering a Confederate ship during the Civil War and piloting it into Union custody and the controversy when President Herbert Hoover's wife invited the wife of Rep. Oscar De Priest to a White House tea.

The appendixes contain lists of African Americans in the 110th Congress and those since the 41st Congress, a chronology of significant events and an extensive bibliography.

Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Stephen A.: - Stephen A. Jones is an assistant professor of history at Central Michigan University. He was a reporter and copy editor for the Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, Detroit Sunday Journal, and Ypsilanti Press before becoming a full-time educator.Freedman, Eric: - Eric Freedman is a Pulitzer Prize winner, assistant professor of journalism at Michigan State University, and a former legislative and press aide to U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel. He has more than 25 years of experience covering politics and public affairs for newspapers, magazines, and wire services.
 
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