Politics and government 73 History 26 Political activity 11 African Americans 10 Legislators 10 Governors 9 Political career before 1861 8 more ... Race relations 7 African American women 5 Elections 5 Political aspects 5 Political corruption 5 Presidents 5 Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858 4 Political parties 4 Slavery 4 African American presidential candidates 3 Election 3 Gamblers 3 Political and social views 3 Politicians 3 Social conditions 3 Societies and clubs 3 Abolitionists 2 African American churches 2 Antislavery movements 2 Civil rights 2 Emancipation 2 Enslaved persons 2 Friends and associates 2 less ...