Black Americans in Congress

About this object First African-American Representative to serve in Congress
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan One: “The Fifteenth Amendment in Flesh and Blood," The Symbolic Generation of Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1887 - Lesson Plan (PDF) / Essay
Lesson Plan Two: “The Negroes’ Temporary Farewell," Jim Crow and the Exclusion of African Americans from Congress, 1887–1929 - Lesson Plan (PDF) / Essay
Lesson Plan Three: Keeping the Faith: African Americans Return to Congress, 1929–1970 - Lesson Plan (PDF)/Essay
Lesson Plan Four: Permanent Interests: The Expansion, Organization, and Rising Influence of African Americans in Congress, 1971–2007 - Lesson Plan (PDF) / Essay
Lesson Plan Five: Objects in Time - Lesson Plan (PDF) / Artifacts (PDF)
Lesson Plan Six: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words - Lesson Plan (PDF) / Photographs (PDF)
Lesson Plan Seven: Black Americans in Congress Speak Their Mind - Lesson Plan (PDF) / Quotations (PDF)