20th-century African-American politicians

Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025

American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)

Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. was an American civil rights activist, LGBTQ rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel during the civil rights movement, he became one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and an ardent advocate and early supporter of LGBTQ rights in the United States. From 1991 to 1997, he served as a shadow United States senator for the District of Columbia.

first black woman elected to the United States Congress (1924-2005)

American diplomat and policy advisor (born 1964)

American actor, musician and comedian

Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer who served as the 111th mayor of New York City from 2022 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years, retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013, representing the 20th district in Brooklyn. In 2013, Adams became the first black American to be elected Brooklyn Borough President; he was re-elected in 2017.

American politician and 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles

American politician (1936-1996)

American politician (born 1963)

American politician and lawyer

American politician from Massachusetts (1919–2015)

American politician and activist

United States Representative from California since 1991

106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994

American politician (born 1946)

American athlete and politician (1910–1978)

American lawyer and politician (1950–2024)

American politician in Florida (born 1957)

U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

American civil rights activist (1917–1977)

American politician (1951-2019)

American politician and attorney

American lawyer and politician (born 1937)

American boxer (1914-1994)

American politician and diplomat (1924–1985)

former congressman from Harlem, New York

American politician (born 1948)

U.S. Representative from Texas

American politician (born 1965)

American politician and businesswoman (1947–2025)

American politician (born 1953)

American, civil rights activist, Christian minister, conservative, pro-life activist, and author

American politician

American politician (born 1977)

American politician and former mayor of the District of Columbia (1936-2014)

American high jumper (1913-1994), politician

American politician

American politician (born 1974)

United States Representative from Ohio since 2013

U.S. Representative from Missouri

Politician, lawyer

American politician

American politician (1934–2023)

American politician (born 1941)

American politician (born 1988)

American politician (born 1974); Mayor of San Francisco from 2018 to 2025

American politician (1951-)

American politician in North Carolina (born 1946)

United States Congressman from Illinois

American attorney, politician (1954–2025)

American politician (1917–1998)

American politician

41st Mayor of San Francisco

American politician and former Mayor of Oakland, CA (1935–2018)

American politician

American politician

American politician (born 1958)

African-American surgeon, teacher and politician (1919–2004)

U.S. Representative from Florida