2 in the 19th century, Hiram Revels (R - Mississippi) 1870-1871 and Blanche Bruce ( R - Mississippi) 1875 - 1881
2 in the 20th century, Edward Brooke ( R - Massachusetts) 1967 -1979 and Carol Moseley Brown ( D - Illinois) 1993 - 1999
African Americans who served in the war are commonly referred to as African American soldiers or African American servicemen.
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They served in the US military.
Of the 2,5 million men who served in the Union army in the civil war; a total of 186,000 were African Americans. (about 7%)About 36,000 died.The Medal of Honor was award to 25 of them.
That African American men were dying for the country but still treated as second-class citizens.
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Worked diligently for African Americans, Native Americans and Chinese immigrants
African Americans who served in the war are commonly referred to as African American soldiers or African American servicemen.
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Free african Americans and white northern
Approximately 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and many more African Americans served in the Union Navy. Both free Africans Americans and ... The Black Civil WarSoldiers of Illinois: .
The South
They served as either Union soliders or confederate side