Jan 20, 1870: America’s 1st Black Member of Congress Denied His Seat
On January 20, 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) was elected to the U.S. Senate, and slated to become the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. Revels was elected in Mississippi to fill the vacancy left after the state’s secession from the United States prior to the Civil...









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