Party of Racism? Take a look at blacks elected to Congress Since 1929...Stunning.

Representative Party State Term Lifespan
Oscar Stanton De Priest Republican Illinois 1929–1935 1871–1951
Arthur W. Mitchell Democrat Illinois 1935–1943 1883–1968
William L. Dawson Democrat Illinois 1943–1970 1886–1970
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Democrat New York 1945–1967, 1967–1971 1908–1972
Charles Diggs Democrat Michigan 1955–1980 1922–1998
Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. Democrat Pennsylvania 1958–1979 1898–1987
Augustus F. Hawkins Democrat California 1963–1991 1907–2007
John Conyers Democrat Michigan 1965–present 1929-
Bill Clay Democrat Missouri 1969–2001 1931-
Louis Stokes Democrat Ohio 1969–1999 1925-
Shirley Chisholm Democrat New York 1969–1983 1924–2005
George W. Collins Democrat Illinois 1970–1972 1925–1972
Ron Dellums Democrat California 1971–1998 1935-
Ralph Metcalfe Democrat Illinois 1971–1978 1910–1978
Parren Mitchell Democrat Maryland 1971–1987 1922–2007
Charles B. Rangel Democrat New York 1971–present 1930-
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke Democrat California 1973–1979 1932-
Cardiss Collins Democrat Illinois 1973–1997 1931-
Barbara Jordan Democrat Texas 1973–1979 1936–1996
Andrew Young Democrat Georgia 1973–1977 1932-
Harold Ford, Sr. Democrat Tennessee 1975–1997 1945-
Julian C. Dixon Democrat California 1979–2000 1934–2000
William H. Gray, III Democrat Pennsylvania 1979–1991 1941-
Mickey Leland Democrat Texas 1979–1989 1944–1989
Bennett M. Stewart Democrat Illinois 1979–1981 1912–1988
George W. Crockett, Jr. Democrat Michigan 1980–1991 1909–1997
Mervyn M. Dymally Democrat California 1981–1993 1926-
Gus Savage Democrat Illinois 1981–1993 1925-
Harold Washington Democrat Illinois 1981–1983 1922–1987
Katie Hall Democrat Indiana 1982–1985 1938-
Major Owens Democrat New York 1983–2007 1936-
Ed Towns Democrat New York 1983–present 1934-
Alan Wheat Democrat Missouri 1983–1995 1951-
Charles Hayes Democrat Illinois 1983–1993 1918–1997
Alton R. Waldon, Jr. Democrat New York 1986–1987 1936-
Mike Espy Democrat Mississippi 1987–1993 1953-
Floyd H. Flake Democrat New York 1987–1998 1945-
John Lewis Democrat Georgia 1987–present 1940-
Kweisi Mfume Democrat Maryland 1987–1996 1948-
Donald M. Payne Democrat New Jersey 1989–present 1934-
Craig Anthony Washington Democrat Texas 1989–1995 1941-
Barbara-Rose Collins Democrat Michigan 1991–1997 1939-
Gary Franks Republican Connecticut 1991–1997 1953-
William J. Jefferson Democrat Louisiana 1991–2009 1947-
Maxine Waters Democrat California 1991–present 1938-
Lucien E. Blackwell Democrat Pennsylvania 1991–1995 1931–2003
Eva M. Clayton Democrat North Carolina 1992–2003 1934-
Sanford Bishop Democrat Georgia 1993–present 1947-
Corrine Brown Democrat Florida 1993–present 1946-
Jim Clyburn Democrat South Carolina 1993–present 1940-
Cleo Fields Democrat Louisiana 1993–1997 1962-
Alcee Hastings Democrat Florida 1993–present 1936-
Earl Hilliard Democrat Alabama 1993–2003 1942-
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democrat Texas 1993–present 1935-
Cynthia McKinney Democrat Georgia 1993–2003, 2005–2007 1955-
Carrie P. Meek Democrat Florida 1993–2003 1926-
Mel Reynolds Democrat Illinois 1993–1995 1952-
Bobby Rush Democrat Illinois 1993–present 1946-
Robert C. Scott Democrat Virginia 1993–present 1947-
Walter Tucker Democrat California 1993–1995 1957-
Mel Watt Democrat North Carolina 1993–present 1945-
Albert Wynn Democrat Maryland 1993–2008 1951-
Bennie Thompson Democrat Mississippi 1993–present 1948-
Chaka Fattah Democrat Pennsylvania 1995–present 1956-
Sheila Jackson-Lee Democrat Texas 1995–present 1950-
J. C. Watts Republican Oklahoma 1995–2003 1957-
Jesse Jackson, Jr. Democrat Illinois 1995–present 1965-
Juanita Millender-McDonald Democrat California 1996–2007 1938–2007
Elijah Cummings Democrat Maryland 1996–present 1951-
Julia Carson Democrat Indiana 1997–2007 1938–2007
Danny K. Davis Democrat Illinois 1997–present 1941-
Harold Ford, Jr. Democrat Tennessee 1997–2007 1970-
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Democrat Michigan 1997–present 1945-
Gregory W. Meeks Democrat New York 1998–present 1953-
Barbara Lee Democrat California 1998–present 1946-
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Democrat Ohio 1999–2008 1949–2008
William Lacy Clay, Jr. Democrat Missouri 2001–present 1956-
Diane Watson Democrat California 2001–present 1933-
Frank Ballance Democrat North Carolina 2003–2004 1942-
Artur Davis Democrat Alabama 2003–present 1967-
Denise Majette Democrat Georgia 2003–2005 1955-
Kendrick Meek Democrat Florida 2003–present 1966-
David Scott Democrat Georgia 2003–present 1946-
G. K. Butterfield Democrat North Carolina 2004–present 1947-
Emanuel Cleaver Democrat Missouri 2005–present 1944-
Al Green Democrat Texas 2005–present 1947-
Gwen Moore Democrat Wisconsin 2005–present 1951-
Yvette D. Clarke Democrat New York 2007–present 1964-
Keith Ellison Democrat Minnesota 2007–present 1963-
Hank Johnson Democrat Georgia 2007–present 1954-
Laura Richardson Democrat California 2007–present 1962-
André Carson Democrat Indiana 2008–present 1974-
Donna Edwards Democrat Maryland 2008–present 1958-
Marcia Fudge Democrat Ohio 2008–present 1952-