momom: Feb 25, 1870: African American congressman sworn in. Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.

Monday, February 25, 2013

Feb 25, 1870: African American congressman sworn in. Hiram Rhoades Revels, a Republican from Natchez, Mississippi, is sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress.

February 25, 2013 at 04:38PM

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