Dated January 25, 1870, these are the credentials for Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels of Mississippi, the first African American to serve in the Senate.

Source: Revels, Hiram Rhodes (1827-1901), Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Dated January 25, 1870, these are the credentials for Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels of Mississippi, the first African American to serve in the Senate.

Source: Revels, Hiram Rhodes (1827-1901), Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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