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![J. C. Watts Campaign Button, c. 1998](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-watts.jpg)
In 1994, J. C. Watts of Oklahoma received the Republican nomination for his district and won election as one of only five black Republicans to serve in Congress in the 20th century.
Campaign button, c. 1998, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives
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![Joseph Rainey Portrait, 2005 Joseph Rainey Portrait, 2005](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/portrait-rainey-thumb.jpg)
![African Americans Observing Congress, 1889 African Americans Observing Congress, 1889](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/paper-frank-thumb.jpg)
![Ralph Metcalfe Newspaper Photograph, 1933 Ralph Metcalfe Newspaper Photograph, 1933](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/misc-metcalfe-thumb.jpg)
![Oscar De Priest Campaign Button, c. 1933 Oscar De Priest Campaign Button, c. 1933](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-de-priest-thumb.jpg)
![Oscar De Priest Handbill, 1934 Oscar De Priest Handbill, 1934](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/paper-de-priest-thumb.jpg)
![Black Lawmakers Fan, c. 1962 Black Lawmakers Fan, c. 1962](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/misc-diggs-thumb.jpg)
![Unmasking the Civil Rights Bill Pamphlet, 1964 Unmasking the Civil Rights Bill Pamphlet, 1964](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/paper-judiciary-thumb.jpg)
![<i>Jet</i> Magazine Cover Featuring John Conyers, Jr., 1964 <i>Jet</i> Magazine Cover Featuring John Conyers, Jr., 1964](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/paper-conyers-thumb.jpg)
![Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Campaign Button, c. 1965 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Campaign Button, c. 1965](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-powell-thumb.jpg)
![Jet Magazine Cover Featuring Yvonne Burke, 1967 Jet Magazine Cover Featuring Yvonne Burke, 1967](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/paper-burke-thumb.jpg)
![<i>Keep the Faith, Baby!</i> Album, 1967 <i>Keep the Faith, Baby!</i> Album, 1967](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/misc-powell-thumb.jpg)
![William Levi Dawson Portrait, 1968 William Levi Dawson Portrait, 1968](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/portrait-dawson-thumb.jpg)
![Augustus (Gus) Hawkins Campaign Button, c. 1968 Augustus (Gus) Hawkins Campaign Button, c. 1968](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-hawkins-thumb.jpg)
![<i>Ebony</i> Magazine Cover Featuring Shirley Chisholm, 1969 <i>Ebony</i> Magazine Cover Featuring Shirley Chisholm, 1969](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/paper-chisholm-ebony-thumb.jpg)
![Louis Stokes campaign button, c. 1975 Louis Stokes campaign button, c. 1975](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-stokes-thumb.jpg)
![Shirley Chisholm Campaign Poster, 1972 Shirley Chisholm Campaign Poster, 1972](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/poster-chisholm-thumb.jpg)
![Andrew Young Campaign Button, c. 1975 Andrew Young Campaign Button, c. 1975](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-young-thumb.jpg)
![Black Lawmakers Fan, c. 1975 Black Lawmakers Fan, c. 1975](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/misc-black-lawmakers-thumb.jpg)
![Robert Nix Campaign Button, 1976 Robert Nix Campaign Button, 1976](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-nix-thumb.jpg)
![Walter Fauntroy Campaign Button, c. 1976 Walter Fauntroy Campaign Button, c. 1976](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-fauntroy-thumb.jpg)
![Cardiss W. Collins Campaign Button, c. 1980 Cardiss W. Collins Campaign Button, c. 1980](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-collins-thumb.jpg)
![Harold Ford, Sr. Campaign Button, c. 1980 Harold Ford, Sr. Campaign Button, c. 1980](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-ford-thumb.jpg)
![Harold Washington Campaign Button, c. 1980 Harold Washington Campaign Button, c. 1980](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-washington-thumb.jpg)
![Parren Mitchell Portrait, 1982 Parren Mitchell Portrait, 1982](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/portrait-mitchell-thumb.jpg)
![William (Bill) Gray III Portrait, 1996 William (Bill) Gray III Portrait, 1996](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/portrait-gray-thumb.jpg)
![Charles Hayes Campaign Button, c. 1988 Charles Hayes Campaign Button, c. 1988](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-hayes-thumb.jpg)
![Alan Wheat Campaign Button, c. 1988 Alan Wheat Campaign Button, c. 1988](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-wheat-thumb.jpg)
![Augustus (Gus) Hawkins Portrait, 1990 Augustus (Gus) Hawkins Portrait, 1990](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/portrait-hawkins-thumb.jpg)
![Kweisi Mfume Campaign Button, c. 1991 Kweisi Mfume Campaign Button, c. 1991](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-mfume-thumb.jpg)
![Albert Wynn Campaign Button, 1994 Albert Wynn Campaign Button, 1994](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-wynn-thumb.jpg)
![Floyd Flake Campaign Button, c. 1993 Floyd Flake Campaign Button, c. 1993](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-flake-thumb.jpg)
![Gary Franks Campaign Button,1996 Gary Franks Campaign Button,1996](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-franks-thumb.jpg)
![Eva Clayton Campaign Button, c. 1996 Eva Clayton Campaign Button, c. 1996](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-clayton-thumb.jpg)
![Ronald V. Dellums Portrait, 1997 Ronald V. Dellums Portrait, 1997](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/portrait-dellums-thumb.jpg)
![J. C. Watts Campaign Button, c. 1998 J. C. Watts Campaign Button, c. 1998](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-watts-thumb.jpg)
![Cynthia McKinney Campaign Button, c. 1998 Cynthia McKinney Campaign Button, c. 1998](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/campaign-mckinney-thumb.jpg)
![Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony pass, 2007 Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony pass, 2007](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090129224624im_/http://baic.house.gov/images/artifacts/paper-gold-medal-thumb.jpg)
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