In a major milestone for Black political representation, sixteen African Americans were elected to the U.S. Congress—the largest number to date at that time. Among them:
Andrew Young (Georgia) became the first Black representative from the Deep South since Reconstruction.
Barbara Jordan (Texas) was elected as the first Black woman from the South to serve in Congress.
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke (California) became the first Black woman elected to Congress from the West Coast.
This moment signified a rising tide of Black political power in the post-Civil Rights era.
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