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The first black woman mp in Britain was Diane Abbott
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Who was the first African American elected to congress?
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
First African American who was elected for the us congress?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Why was Barbara Jordan famous?
She was the first African American woman from the South to be elected to Congress.
Who was the first black elected to an office?
The first African American elected into congress was Hiram Rhodes Revels in 1870-1871.
Who was the first african american woman elected to us congress?
Shirley Anita Chisholm became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1968.
Who was the first congresswoman to be elected from the deep south?
Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman elected to Congress from the south. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 18th district of Texas in 1973.
Who was the first American woman elected to the us congress in 1917?
Jeanette Rankin was elected by the state of Montana and was the first woman elected to Congress.
What did Hiram Revels do?
hiram revels was the first african american in the U.S Congress
In 1972 Andrew Young became?
He became the first African American elected to the United States Congress from Georgia since Reconstruction.
Who was the first african american female to be elected mayor in Mississippi and which city was she elected?
First African American and first woman elected mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota was Sharon Sayles Belton.
Who was the first African American elected to a full term?
Blanche K. Bruce - APEX
Who was the first African American representative to congress from a northern state?
In 1928 African American voters in Chicago helped elect Oscar Depriest. He was the first African American representative to congress from a northern state.
