Representative of Virginia's Fourth Congressional District from September 23, 1890 to March 3, 1891 (51st Congress) First black Member of Congress from Virginia
Rep. John M. Langston (R-VA)
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Origins of the Congressional Black Caucus
Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-CA)
Representative of California's Eighth Congressional District from January 3, 1971 to February 6, 1998 (92nd-105th Congresses)
Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-CA)
Representative of California's 29th Congressional District from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1991 (88th-101st Congresses)
Rep. John A. Hyman (R-NC)
Representative of North Carolina's Second Congressional District from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877 (44th Congress) First black Member of Congress from North Carolina
CBC Members during the 100th Congress
Left to Right: Rep. Charles Hayes, Rep. Harold Ford Sr., Del. Walter Fauntroy, Rep. Alan Wheat, Rep. Edolphus Towns, Rep. Julian Dixon, Rep. George "Mickey" Leland, Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. Gus Savage, Rep. John Conyers Jr., Rep. Mike Espy, Rep. Mervyn Dymally, Rep....
Rep. Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC)
Representative of South Carolina's First Congressional District from December 12, 1870 to March 3, 1879 (41st-45th Congresses) First black Member of the House of Representatives and first black Member of Congress from South Carolina
Rep. Harold E. Ford Sr. (D-TN) and Del. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-DC)
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) and Parents
Rep. Conyers with his parents on his first day as a member of Congress in 1965.
Rep. Jefferson F. Long (R-GA)
Representative of Georgia's Fourth Congressional District from January 16, 1871 to March 3, 1871 (41st Congress) First black Member of Congress from Georgia
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) Speaking in Support of Nancy Pelosi’s Bid to become Speaker of the House
Rep. John R. Lynch (R-MS)
Representative of Mississippi's Seventh Congressional District from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877 and from April 29, 1882 to March 3, 1883 (43rd-44th and 47th Congresses) First black Member of the House of Representatives from Mississippi
Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-IL)
Representative of the First Congressional District of Illinois from January 3, 1971 to October 10, 1978 (92nd-95th Congresses)