Primary Sources: African-Americans: Politics

Interview transcript of Judge William H. Hastie: Assistant Solicitor, Department of the Interior, 1933-37; Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands, 1937-39; Dean, Howard University School of Law, 1939-46; Civilian Aide to the Secretary of War, 1940-42; Governor of the Virgin Islands, 1946-49; Judge, 3rd United States Circuit Court of Appeals, 1949-71; and Senior status, 1971-76.
January 5, 1972 by Jerry N. Hess

Provides access to a variety of resources including primary documents that discuss state and national political "Colored Conventions" from 1830 to after the Civil War.

"Harriett Elizabeth Byrd was an educator who taught for 37 years in Wyoming. In 1981 she was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives and then the Wyoming State Senate in 1988. Byrd was the first African-American legislator elected in Wyoming since its statehood in 1890. The collection consists of files, photographs, awards, certificates, and other memorabilia relating to Byrd's legislative and educational careers as well as her family."