WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL30378) entitled "African American Members of the U.S. Congress: 1870-2020". Here are excerpts of the report issued on Sept. 22 and co-authored by specialist on the Congress Ida A. Brudnick and Senior Research Librarian Jennifer E. Manning:

In total, 162 African Americans have served in Congress. This total includes

* 152 African Americans (146 Representatives and 6 D . . .

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