
Hiram R. Revels - Wikipedia
Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 [note 1] – January 16, 1901) was an American Republican politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college …
Hiram Rhodes Revels | Biography & Facts | Britannica
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 …
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.
The First Black Man Elected to Congress Was Nearly Blocked …
2018年8月10日 · Hiram Rhodes Revels arrived on Capitol Hill to take his seat as the first Black member of the U.S. Congress in 1870. But first, the Mississippi Republican faced Democrats...
Hiram R. Revels - Facts, Civil War & Senate - Biography
2014年4月2日 · 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 …
Hiram Rhodes Revels - U.S. National Park Service
2023年3月6日 · 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 …
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 …
REVELS, Hiram Rhodes | US House of Representatives: History, Art …
Hiram R. Revels was the first African-American lawmaker to serve in the United States Congress. Revels was a preacher and educator in at least nine states before pursuing public office in …
Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) | BlackPast.org
2008年3月27日 · Hiram Rhodes Revels was a Republican U.S. Senator, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, and the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate. …
The first Black U.S. senator lived an extraordinary life
2021年1月6日 · Hiram Revels subverted slave states and recruited soldiers in the Civil War. In the 150 years since he took office, he remains one of only 11 Black senators ever elected or...