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The subdivision of the article List of African-American United States Representatives into four generations is drawn directly from the Black Americans in Congress website. The website is maintained by the Office of Historian, United States House of Representatives. There is a 1001 page companion book that has identical material with the website serving as an ongoing supplement that is regularly updated. The book and website contain extensive citations.

I will be gradually rewriting the Wikipedia article African Americans in the United States Congress to focus solely upon the African-American elected officials and the electorate that elected them. Also, I will be adding other material that is not mentioned in either the book or website.

Hopefully, this update and future additions will illuminate more information and insights that did not exist in the previous list and do not exist in the article page.

--Mitchumch (talk) 18:07, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note, your template incorrectly linked party affiliations to "Democrat Party" rather than "Democratic Party" - --Loonymonkey (talk) 02:24, 28 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There is evidence that the mother of 19th Century New Mexico Delegate Antonio Joseph was a mulatta former slave (but was "passing" while living in New Mexico). See the information in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Antonio_Joseph_(politician). If the evidence is deemed to be sufficient to make the assertion, should Antonio Joseph be added to the List of African-American United States Representatives? He wasn't considered an African American when he served in Congress, but if the goal is to list all African-American members of the U.S. House of Representatives, it would be odd to keep him off the list just because he kept his ancestry hidden.

(Of course, it is not my intention to put the cart before the horse, and a decision on whether to accept the evidence on the identity of Antonio Joseph's mother must come before any decision on his inclusion in this page.) AuH2ORepublican (talk) 15:12, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]