Minorities in the Senate
Learn more about the African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and North American Indians who have served in the United States Senate, both past and present.
Senators
List of Minorities in the Senate
African Americans in the Senate
Senate Staff
Senate Chaplain, Barry C. Black
Oral History of Jesse R. Nichol, Government Documents Clerk/Librarian, Finance Committee, 1937-1971
Oral History of Christine McCreary, Senate Staff Member, 1953-1998
Senate Firsts
First African American Senator, February 25, 1870
Former Slave Presides Over Senate, February 14, 1878
Paintings and Photographs
Breaking New Ground: Photographs of African American Senators
Portrait of Blanche Kelso Bruce
Minorities in Congress
Black Members of the United States Congress (pdf)
Asian Pacific Americans in the United States Congress (pdf)
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Women in the Senate