11.   Is it better for black congressmen to represent only blacks or blacks and whites?

12.   It will also be the first time a black congressman has been succeeded by his offspring.

13.   J.C. Watts, a black Republican congressman from Oklahoma, was harmonizing one moment with the Temptations, and singing the next with a gospel choir.

14.   Prime speaking slots were carved out for black congressmen J.C. Watts of Oklahoma and Gary A. Franks of Connecticut.

15.   Returning to the state with a black congressman filled Bachus with pride.

16.   Right around the corner lived Mike Espy, who became the first black congressman from Mississippi since Reconstruction.

17.   Various versions were flown after the war during a period when black rights were on the increase and there were black congressmen in every Southern state.

18.   We were several years behind Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., another rising young black congressman.

19.   Was J.C. Watts, a black Republican congressman from Oklahoma, priming the crowd last night for keynoter Susan Molinari?

20.   Still, a group of black congressmen said Thursday it might take new laws to diversify the top levels of government.