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No African American had ever served while it was a cabinet post. [35] The Secretaries of the Navy, Air Force, and Army ceased to be members of the cabinet when the Department of the Navy was absorbed into the Department of Defense in 1947. No African American had ever served while they were cabinet posts. [36] [37]
Pages in category "African-American members of the Cabinet of the United States" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of African-American United States Cabinet members; List of female United States Cabinet members; List of foreign-born United States Cabinet members; List of Hispanic and Latino American United States Cabinet members; List of people who have held multiple United States Cabinet-level positions
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Members of the Cabinet of the United States by presidential administration (47 C) African-American members of the Cabinet of the United States (1 C, 37 P) Members of the Cabinet of the United States of Asian descent (2 C, 3 P)
The Black Cabinet was an unofficial group of African-American advisors to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. African-American federal employees in the executive branch formed an unofficial Federal Council of Negro Affairs to try to influence federal policy on race issues.
There currently are 57 African-American representatives and two African-American delegates in the United States House of Representatives, representing 29 states, plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. Most are members of the Congressional Black Caucus.