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During the Reconstruction era, a total of 16 African Americans served in the U.S. Senate, with several of them hailing from Southern states. Notably, Hiram Revels and Blanche K. Bruce were the first two African Americans elected to the Senate from Mississippi. Their elections were significant milestones in the political landscape of the post-Civil War South, reflecting the temporary advancements in civil rights during this period.
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Hiram Revels