Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War, therefore it's safe to assume that he was in favor of allowing African Americans to be owned as slaves and granted very few rights. The fact that his vacated senate seat was eventually filled by the first African American senator is ironic in that the ability to participate in the government and politics was precisely the kind of power that the racist southern whites had fought so hard to keep out of the hands of the African Americans.
Hiram Revels
He was the first African American to serve in the united states senate. He was the first African American to serve in the united states senate.
Hiram Revels and Blanche K Bruce
He argued that whites and blacks should work together (apex)
It was ironic that Jefferson made the Louisiana purchase because making the residents of Louisiana citizens went against his own compact theory of union. It was overstepping federal powers as well.
Hiriam Revels
The African American who won the first Senate seat was Hiram Rhoades Revels. He took the seat in 1870 and replaced Jefferson Davis.
Hirman Revels
Fredrick Douglas
Hiram Revels
He argued that whites and blacks should work together.
Hiram Revels
He was the first African American to serve in the united states senate. He was the first African American to serve in the united states senate.
Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827[1] - January 16, 1901) was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate. Since he preceded any African American in the House, he was the first African American in the U.S. Congress as well. He represented Mississippi and 1871 during Reconstruction. As of 2009, Revels is one of only six African Americans ever to have served in the United States Senate.
Hiram Revels and Blanche K Bruce
He argued that whites and blacks should work together (apex)
It was ironic that Jefferson made the Louisiana purchase because making the residents of Louisiana citizens went against his own compact theory of union. It was overstepping federal powers as well.