By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated January 12, 2024
From 1959 to 1969, the number of Black Congressmembers more than doubled, increasing from four to ten representatives. Due to their expanded numbers, these “[m]embers recognized the fact that a black caucus in Congress would provide them with greater visibility and greater political leverage on the issues and concerns of the African-American community.” And thus on January 4, 1969, the Democratic Select Committee
