On this day in 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels took oath as the first African American Senator. Revels was born a freeman in North Carolina. Before becoming a senator he served as a pastor in Baltimore and ...
is a United States Senator from South Carolina and a prominent figure in American politics. He made history as the first ...
The documentary explores the life and achievements of the first African American woman to serve as a state senator in New ...
On this day in 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels took oath as the first African American Senator. Revels was born a freeman in North Carolina. Before becoming a senator he served as a pastor in Baltimore ...