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Throughout two breakers of enormous migration within the united states in the first half of the 20th century there are more than 6 million African American relocated from the south to northeastern, Midwestern and western developed cities with 5 million migrating from 1940 to 1970. Several are chosen to national political office from their new localities. A total of 139 African Americans have served in the united states congress commonly in the united states house of representatives that comprises five nonvoting associates of the house of representatives who signified the district of Columbia and the US virgin island. Ten African American have work for in the us senate, four in the republican party and two served as senators from Mississippi during the reconstruction era and one from Massachusetts during 1960’s and 1970’s. The enduring 7 served more recently in: 6 democrats, 3 Illinois and one each from Massachusetts, new jersey and California and one republican from South Carolina
153 African-Americans became part of the US Congress between the period of the end of the civil war to the beginning of the twentieth century.
Further Explanation:-
The first African Americans who served in Congress of the United States were Republicans. These Republicans were elected during the period of reconstruction. When slaves were Emancipated and were given citizenship rights, they were the ones to get political representation in the southern part of the United States. It was white democrats who had political powers across the south and their goal was to restore the supremacy of whites. But by the time of the election of the president in the year 1876, there were only three state legislatures that were controlled by these white democrats.
As of now, there are a total number of 153 people from African American backgrounds who have served in the Congress of the United States and the majority out of these 153 have been part of House of Representatives. In Senate, 10 African Americans have served and there are for who have served in the Republican Party. The first African American president of the United States came from Democratic party and he was 'Barack Obama' who served as President of United States for two consecutive terms between 2009-2017.
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Answer details:
Grade – High School
Subject – History
Chapter – African Americans in the house of Representatives.
Keywords – African American, House of Representatives, United States, Barack Obama, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, Reconstruction, Southern.
