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1872 Currier and Ives print showing the first black U.S. senator and representatives: Sen. Hiram Revels (R-MS), Rep. Benjamin S. Turner (R-AL), Robert DeLarge (R-SC), Josiah Walls (R-FL), Jefferson Long (R-GA), Joseph Rainey and Robert B. Elliott (R-SC), 1872

The following is a list of black Republicans, past and present. This list is limited to black Americans who have worked in a direct, professional capacity in politics.

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Walter Blackman is the first black Republican elected to the Arizona Legislature.
Edward Brooke was the first African-American popularly elected to the United States Senate. Hiram Revels was the first black U.S. senator; however, he was elected to office by a legislature.

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Herman Cain
Ben Carson

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Frederick Douglass

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Alveda King, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives

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Angela McGlowan

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  • James E. O'Hara (1844–1905), congressman from North Carolina
  • Edwin R. Overall (1835–1902), abolitionist, civil rights activist, civil servant, politician, candidate for Nebraska Legislature 1880, 1882, 1890
  • Burgess Owens (born 1951), U.S. congressman (Utah, district 4) and former NFL player
  • Candace Owens (born 1989), political commentator
  • Jesse Owens (1913–1980), athlete

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Colin Powell, 65th Secretary of State

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Condoleezza Rice, 66th Secretary of State

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Michael Steele, 64th chairman of the Republican National Committee

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Clarence Thomas, Associate Supreme Court Justice

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Allen West, former congressman from Florida's 22nd District

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  • William F. Yardley (1844–1924), anti-segregation advocate, first African-American candidate for governor of Tennessee (1876)
  • James H. Young (1860–1921), politician

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References

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  1. ^ Agboola, Adedamola (February 21, 2018). "Trump Administration Appoints Its First Minority Director to the Small Business Administration". Black Enterprise.
  2. ^ Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913–2014 (PDF). Juneau: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. 2014. pp. 49, 97.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 84.
  4. ^ "Selwyn George Carrol (obituary)". Hampton County Guardian. Hampton. December 29, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Florida House of Representatives – Jennifer Carroll – 2014 – 2016 (Speaker Crisafulli)". Myfloridahouse.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. ^ The African-American Electorate, 1st ed., by Walton, Hanes Jr., Donald R. Deskins Jr., Sherman Puckett. Publisher: The Congressional Quarterly, USA. June 2012.
  7. ^ "Leading Authorities Speakers Ron Christie". Leadingauthorities.com. Retrieved February 25, 2010.
  8. ^ Joan Potter (2002). African American Firsts: Famous Little-Known and Unsung Triumphs of Blacks ... Dafina Books. p. 141. ISBN 9780758202437. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "William T. Coleman, Jr". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
  10. ^ "Coleman: A Choice Cabinet Choice - TIME". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2007.
  11. ^ Illescas, Carlos (June 7, 2016). "For Ryan Frazier, a political future tied to the GOP U.S. Senate race". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Alaska Legislature Roster of Members 1913-2014, pp. 61–67, 99
  13. ^ Eppenbach, Sarah; Foster, Scott, eds. (1983). Alaska Blue Book (Sixth ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 85.
  14. ^ "LaToya Nkongolo, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  15. ^ "Pio Pico: The Last Governor of Mexican California", Dr Carlos Salomon 2010
  16. ^ Peter J. Boyer (October 6, 2008). "The Appalachian Problem". The New Yorker. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  17. ^ "Online Exhibitions | Kenneth Spencer Research Library". Spencer.lib.ku.edu. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  18. ^ David A. Nichols (September 4, 2007). A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution. Simon and Schuster. p. 222. ISBN 9781416545545. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  19. ^ Lockyer, Ellen (August 18, 2016). "Wilson upsets Gattis for state Senate seat". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  20. ^ Hollander, Zaz (September 28, 2016). "Wasilla councilman poised to become first African-American senator from Mat-Su". Alaska Dispatch News. p. A1. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

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