List of African-American United States senators - Wikipedia
In 2016, Kamala Harris became the first African American to be elected a U.S. senator from California. Harris would go on to become the first African-American vice president of the United States and first African-American president of the United States Senate.
U.S. Senate: Hiram Revels: First African American Senator
Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi was the first African American member of the United States Senate. He took the oath of office on February 25, 1870.
Hiram R. Revels - Wikipedia
Revels was the first Black American to serve in the United States Senate. Revels advocated compromise and moderation. He vigorously supported racial equality and worked to reassure his fellow senators about the capability of African Americans.
Hiram Rhodes Revels | Biography & Facts | Britannica
Jan 12, 2000 · Hiram Rhodes Revels, American clergyman, educator, and politician who became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate (1870–71), representing Mississippi during Reconstruction. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Hiram Revels: A Featured Biography - U.S. Senate
Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American senator in 1870. Born in North Carolina in 1827, Revels attended Knox College in Illinois and later served as minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hiram Revels: The first African American congressman
Feb 25, 2024 · On this day in 1870, an African American politician was seated in the United States Senate for the first time, but only after Republican leaders rebuffed a challenge based on the infamous Dred Scott decision.
Hiram R. Revels - Facts, Civil War & Senate - Biography
Apr 2, 2014 · Hiram R. Revels was a minister who, in 1870, became the first African American United States senator, representing the state of Mississippi. He served for a year before leaving to become the...
Hiram Rhodes Revels - First African American in Congress
A freeman his entire life, Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. With his moderate political orientation and oratorical skills honed from years as a preacher, Revels filled a vacant seat in the United States Senate in 1870.
Hiram Revels (R-MS) - U.S. Senate
Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi was the first African American member of the United States Senate. He took the oath of office on February 25, 1870.
Hiram Rhodes Revels: The First Black Senator - Teaching …
Mar 1, 2022 · On February 25, 1870, the first African American ever elected to the office of Senator was sworn in. Hiram Rhodes Revels was elected by the Republican-dominated Mississippi legislature to fill out the unexpired term of Jefferson Davis.
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