This guide was designed to assist black delegates attending the 1976 Democratic National Convention. The guide is divided into four main parts. The first part contains information on convention procedures, standing committees, and various aspects of black participation in politics. The second and third parts lists the names of alternates as well as those of delegates to the convention. These two parts also include a general review of black voter behavior during the primaries, a historical review of black attendance at party conventions, a section on black women and black youth in politics, and a commentary on black voter potential. Part four contains some information on the Joint Center for Political Studies. The appendix provides data on the black voting age population in cities over 50,000 with 20% or more black population; congressional districts with 20% or more black population; the black vote in selected congressional and gubernatorial races of 1974; delegate votes state by state; and black elected officials in the United States as of 1975. (Author/JK)