In 1868, the first African American was elected to the United States House of Representatives. From 1868 through 2010, a total of 113
African Americans served in the US House of Representatives. The partially completed table below shows information about when
these representatives served and what region they were from.
Geographical 1868-
1930
Region
South
20
Northeast
Midwest
West
Total
1
0
21
Time Period
1931-1970-
1970 2010
30
17
24
3
1
10
81
Total
50
20
32
11
113