Neva Walker campaign button
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From the 2000 Neva Walker campaign for the Minnesota House of Representatives. Walker was the first African American woman to be elected to the legislature in Minnesota.
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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African Americans in Office
The State Capitol and Mall represent an interesting political history for Minnesota's African Americans. In 1868, the state's black population reached 759 people. That year, the state amended its…