This guide was designed to assist black delegates attending the 1976 Republican National Convention. The guide is divided into four main parts. The first part contains information on convention procedures, convention committees, and various aspects of black participation in politics. The second and third parts include the names of delegates to the convention. These two parts also contain 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 includes some information on the Joint Center for Political Studies. The appendix contains information 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; black elected officials in the United States as of 1976; and a tally sheet for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination. (Author/JK)