Membership
The caucus has grown steadily as more black members have been elected. In 1969 the caucus had nine members. As of 2012, it had 42 members, including two who are non-voting members of the House, representing the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)