Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson...DuhhBeeyotch;)
After the 1968 Democratic convention, African-American delegates were seated.
South African Democratic Convention was created in 2008.
The first African-American keynote speaker was former U.S. Representative Barbara Jordan. She gave her first keynote speech at the 1976 Democratic Convention.
South African Democratic Convention.
she sat with the african american delegates
David A. Bositis has written: 'Blacks and the 1992 Democratic National Convention' -- subject(s): African Americans, Democratic National Convention (1992 : New York, N.Y.), Politics and government 'Voting Rights and Minority Representation' 'Blacks and the 1992 Republican National Convention' -- subject(s): African Americans, Politics and government, Republican National Convention (35th : 1992 : Houston, Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 'Black Elected Officials' -- subject(s): Statistics, Politics and government, African Americans, Local officials and employees, African American politicians
Since the 1972 convention, the percentage of female delegates ranged from as low as 29% to as high as 44%. Among Republican delegates, African-Americans account for less than 5% of the total convention delegates. Source:upperclassmonroe blogs wm edu/2012/08/18/post2-some-interesting-facts-about-the-delegate-demographics/
She became the first African American state senator since 1883 and the first black woman to serve in that body, became the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, and her speech in New York was ranked 5th in "Top 100 American speeches of the 20th century"
more African Americans voted Democratic
Fredrick Douglas?
African Americans had not interest in becoming delegates for state constitutional conventions.
There are no African Americans that were founders of the United States. Any African American who was at the constitutional convention was a slave.