On this day in 1870, Hiram Revels became firsst Black U.S. senator
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 25, 2024
Feb. 25, 1870
Hiram Revels was the first Black American elected to the U.S. Senate. Credit: Wikipedia
Two days after Mississippi was readmitted to the Union, Hiram Revels became the first Black American elected as a U.S. senator.
“All men are created equal, says the great Declaration,” Republican Sen. Charles Sumner of Massachusetts said, “and now a great act attests this verity. Today we make the Declaration a reality…. The Declaration was only half established by Independence. The greatest duty remained . . .
