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Black-American Representatives and Senators by Congress, 1870–Present

This table is based on information drawn from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Representatives and Senators are listed in alphabetical order.

90th Congress, 1967–1969

90th Congress, Black-American Representatives and Senators

House	Senate
John Conyers, Jr. (Democrat, MI) William Levi Dawson (Democrat, IL) Charles Coles Diggs, Jr. (Democrat, MI) Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins (Democrat, CA) Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix, Sr. (Democrat, PA) Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (Democrat, NY)1	Edward William Brooke III (Republican, MA)

Footnotes

1. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., was elected to the 90th Congress, but the House refused to seat him. He was subsequently elected to that Congress in a special election to fill his own vacancy, although he chose not to occupy the seat for the duration of the term.