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This book is the first to document Illinois African-American state lawmakers who have served in Illinois General Assembly from the Reconstruction Era to 2005. The book includes U.S. Senator Barack Obama; the late Mayor Harold Washington of Chicago; Secretary of State Jesse White; Senator Carol Moseley Braun; and John Thomas, the first African American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. This research can be readily used by students, scholars, and the general public.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Republican Era—1877 to 1943 Chapter 3 The Democratic Era—1943 to Present Chapter 4 Legislators Elected Outside of Cook County—1996 to Present Chapter 5 Institutionalization of Black Political Power Part 6 References Part 7 Index