Mississippi Senator from February 25, 1870 to March 3, 1871 (41st Congress) First black Member of Congress, first black Senator, first black Republican elected to Congress, first black Member of Congress from Mississippi
Representative of Missouri's First Congressional District from January 3, 1969 to January 3, 2001 (91st-106th Congresses)
Representative of the First Congressional District of Illinois from January 3, 1971 to October 10, 1978 (92nd-95th Congresses)
Representative of Florida at-large from March 4, 1871 to January 29, 1878; March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875; and March 4, 1875 to April 19, 1876 (42nd-44th Congresses First black Member of Congress from Florida
Left to Right: Vice President George Bush, Rep. Augustus Hawkins, Rep. George Crockett Jr., Rep. Parren Mitchell, unidentified White House staffer, Rep. William Clay Sr., Rep. Mervyn Dymally, Del. Walter Fauntroy
Representative of Virginia's Fourth Congressional District from September 23, 1890 to March 3, 1891 (51st Congress) First black Member of Congress from Virginia
Representative of California's Eighth Congressional District from January 3, 1971 to February 6, 1998 (92nd-105th Congresses)
Representative of California's 29th Congressional District from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1991 (88th-101st Congresses)
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
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....
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
