<P> Ten African Americans have served in the U.S. Senate , four in the Republican Party . Two African Americans served as Senators from Mississippi during the Reconstruction Era and one from Massachusetts during the 1960s and 1970s . The remaining seven served more recently : six Democrats , three from Illinois ( including Barack Obama ) and one each from Massachusetts , New Jersey and California ; and one Republican from South Carolina . </P>
<P> Ten African Americans have served in the U.S. Senate , four in the Republican Party . Two African Americans served as Senators from Mississippi during the Reconstruction Era and one from Massachusetts during the 1960s and 1970s . The remaining seven served more recently : six Democrats , three from Illinois ( including Barack Obama ) and one each from Massachusetts , New Jersey and California ; and one Republican from South Carolina . </P>
how many african american politicians served in the us congress during reconstruction
how many african american politicians served in the us congress during reconstruction
Two
Two