Capitol, where these newest Members of Congress came to work--the center of legislative government, conceived by its creators as the 'Temple of Liberty'--had been constructed with the help of enslaved laborers. From this beginning, Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007 chronicles African ...
This 1989 film told the story of a military unit made up entirely of African Americans who fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. Denzel Washington took home an Oscar for his portrayal of Private Silas Trip in the movie. Akeelah and the Bee is another great inspirational film...
Twenty African Americans have served as committee chairs, 19 in the House and one in the Senate. The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), whose origins ... JE Manning,CJ Shogan - Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 被引量: 12发表: 2011年 The emotions of racialization: examining...
Last summer Congress passed the new GI Bill, and the president signed it into law. Americans can take great pride in such a program, one that helps veteran... D Herrmann,D Raybeck,R Wilson - 《Chronicle of Higher Education》 被引量: 13发表: 2008年 ...
"African Americans across the South lost their positions, lost their land and lost their power to vote," Donaldson said. Keeping the legacy aliveLast year, the U.S. House of Representatives named a Capitol building room after Rainey and placed his portrait in the halls of Congress. "Now, ...
Is More Optimistic Deal Leaves Some Haitian Americans Uneasy but Black Caucus in Congress Is More OptimisticDeal Leaves Some Haitian Americans Uneasy but Black Caucus in Congress Is More OptimisticKathleen Best and Tim Poor Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau...
Intra-racial diversity among black Americans provides unique opportunities for students of congressional representation. Studies of representation often conflate slavery descendant African Americans who identify mainly based on race, and African immigrants who identify based on ethnicity as well as race, so...
There are nine other blacks in Congress; there are ten other women. I was the first to overcome both handicaps at once. 在这两种不利因素中，是个女人比是黑人更糟。 Of the two handicaps, being black is much less of a drawback than being female. 如果我说做黑人比做妇女更糟糕，也许没有...
the chartering of the first Black-owned bank in 1888, the U.S. Congress and then-President Abraham Lincoln established Freedman’s Savings Bank in 1865. As part of the Freedman’s Bureau, this institution was designed to help newly freed African Americans navigate the U.S. financial system....
Reports on the April 1995 meeting of the National Black Catholic Congress designed to help African-American Catholics develop strategies to survive federal budget cuts in housing, community development, education and other aid. Bishops as leaders of the Catholic people; Call for a new spirit of act...