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The first African-American woman to serve as a representative was Shirley Chisholm from New York's 12th congressional district in 1969 during the Civil Rights Movement. Many African-American members of the House of Representatives serve majority-minority districts. [4]
Senator Hiram Revels was the first African American to serve in Congress. Representative Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman to serve in Congress. From the first United States Congress in 1789 through the 116th Congress in 2020, 162 African Americans served in Congress. [1]
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, which is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. The U.S. Census Bureau defines "African Americans" as citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. [2]
The Congressional Black Caucus will have 62 members in the 119th Congress, contributing to a record 67 Black ... represent 120 million people in the U.S. and 41% of Black Americans.
Population data are from 2021 American Community Survey and 2020 census population estimates. Districts in the table below reflect the 118th Congress. [1] Currently, there are 26 congressional districts where African Americans make up a majority of constituents, mostly in the South. Every district is represented by Democrats.
At least 122 Black or multi-racial Black women filed to run for congressional seats in this year's election; this figure has increased steadily since 2012.
Jeffries will be the first Black person to hold a top leadership spot and the youngest in leadership when the new congress begins in January. The Senate's leaders are in their 70s and 80s.
Fifteenth Amendment (1870) - guaranteed voting rights to all male U.S. citizens, including African-Americans. Nineteenth Amendment (1920) - guaranteed women's suffrage, including to African-American women. Twenty-fourth Amendment (1964) - abolished the poll tax in federal elections.