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angrychair

(11,902 posts) Thu Jan 3, 2019, 04:25 PM Jan 2019

Part II

Number of African Americans on US House:

1933:
1 Democrat
1 Republican

2019:
54 Democrats
1 Republican

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Congress: then and now. a tale of two Parties II (Original Post) angrychair Jan 2019 OP

Just to make it a bit more apples vs. apples.... Staph Jan 2019 #1

Awesome angrychair Jan 2019 #2

that is stark Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #3

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #4

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1. Just to make it a bit more apples vs. apples....

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 05:10 PM

Jan 2019

Total African Americans in the U. S. House:

1989:
22 Democrats
0 Republicans

2019:
54 Democrats
1 Republican

(Thanks to Wikipedia!)

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2. Awesome

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 06:49 PM

Jan 2019

Thanks!

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3. that is stark

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 10:27 PM

Jan 2019

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4. K&R for visibility. nt

Thu Jan 3, 2019, 10:29 PM

Jan 2019