Photograph of First African-American Senator Hiram Revels
1870
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Hiram Revels, a Senator from Mississippi, was the first African American to serve in the United States Congress. He served from February 1870 to March 1871.
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594264Full Citation: Photograph of First African-American Senator Hiram Revels; 1870; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/photograph-of-first-africanamerican-senator-hiram-revels, April 29, 2024]