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How was it possible for blanche k Bruce and hiram Rhodes to become you.s. senators from Mississippi?
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Which African American became a US Senator representing the state of Mississippi?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
How many African American US senators in history?
Six, all told. Hiram Rhodes Revels and Blanche Bruce, both Republicans of the State of Mississipe during the 1870s Reconstruction era. And then Edward William Brooke, III, Republican of the State of Massachusetts, Carol Moseley Braun, Roland Burris and, now President, Barack Obama, all Democrats from the State of Illinois, in the modern era.
Did Hiram Rhodes Revels die?
Yes, Hiram Rhodes Revels died on January 16, 1901
When and where did baseball player Dusty Rhodes die?
Dusty Rhodes died June 17, 2009, in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Did martin Luther king jr win the Rhodes scholarship?
No. He never went to Oxford at all, so he could not have won the Rhodes scholarship
How was it possible for Blanche K. Bruce and Hiram Rhodes to become us. senators from Mississippi?
African Americans controlled a majority of the votes in the Mississippi state government.
How was it possible for Blanche K. Bruce and Hiram Rhodes Reveals to become U.S. senators from Mississippi?
Afican Americans controlled a majority of the votes in the Mississippi state government
Black senator from Mississippi?
Hiram R. Revels and Blanche K. Bruce were both black Republican Senators elected from Mississippin during Reconstruction.
What position was held by both Blanche K Bruce and Hiram Rhodes Revels?
They were both U.S. senators.
How was it possible for Blanche K Bruce and Hiram Rhodes Revels to become US Senators from Mississippi?
African Americans controlled a majority of the votes in the Mississippi state government.
Who was the first african-american in senate?
The first two elected black senators were Hiram Rodes Revels and Blanche kelso Bruce. Respectively. Both of Mississippi. elected during the reconstruction period. Revels was a minister in the AME church and Bruce though born a slave had received a formal education and later attended the Oberlin College.
What were hiram Rhodes revels blanche k Bruce and Jonathan clarkson gibbs?
members of the republican party. apex
Who was the first African American elected to a full term senate?
Blanche K. Bruce - APEX
Which African American became a US Senator representing the state of Mississippi?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Who was the former slave and the first African American elected to a full term in the senate and argued strongly against segregation?
Blanche Kelso Bruce was born in slavery in Virginia in 1841. He was elected as a Republican to the US Senate and served from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1881. He was the second African American to serve in the US Senate and the first African American elected to a full term.
Who were the first black US Senators from Mississippi during the Reconstruction era after the US Civil War?
Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the US Congress and in the US Senate representing Mississippi from 23 February 1870 until 3 March 1871. He was a minister, Civil War Union Army Chaplain who served at Vicksburg and a college president well known as an orator and a champion of Civil Rights.
How many African American US senators in history?
Six, all told. Hiram Rhodes Revels and Blanche Bruce, both Republicans of the State of Mississipe during the 1870s Reconstruction era. And then Edward William Brooke, III, Republican of the State of Massachusetts, Carol Moseley Braun, Roland Burris and, now President, Barack Obama, all Democrats from the State of Illinois, in the modern era.
