The number of black elected officials has increased from a few dozen in the 1960s to several thousand today.

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This increase is due to the civil rights movement's successes, which led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other measures that removed barriers to political participation for African Americans, resulting in a significant rise in the number of black elected officials over the decades.

The Number of Black Elected Officials Has Increased from a Few