African Americans in Congress in the 19th Century
House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and House curator Farar Elliott discussed the history of African…
African Americans in Congress in the 20th Century
2016-09-18T18:00:06-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/79a/20160918182906003_hd.jpgMatthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott used a selection of artifacts from their collections to tell the story of black members of congress between the 1920s and the 1970s. This program draws upon the House History publication Black Americans in Congress. This program included portions of an interview with Representative Ronald Dellums (D-CA).
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Matthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott used a selection of artifacts from their collections to tell the story of black members of congress between the 1920s and the 1970s. This program draws upon the House History publication Black Americans in Congress. This program included portions of an interview with Representative Ronald Dellums (D-CA). close
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- Ronald V. Dellums U.S. Representative (Former) [D] California
- Farar Elliott Curator U.S. House of Representatives->Office of History and Preservation
- Matthew A. Wasniewski Historian U.S. House of Representatives
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