blˈæk wʌzðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk nˈɑːmɪnˌiː tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, bˌʌt wʌz dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd baɪ hˈɛnɹi smˈɪθ ʌvðə jˈuːniən lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi.
Black was the Democratic nominee to the United States Congress in 1886, but was defeated by Henry Smith of the Union Labor Party.