Hiram Rhodes Revels
The first female African American senator was Carol Moseley Braun. She was in office from December 15, 1999 until March 1, 2001.
Jefferson Davis is best known as the President of the Confederate States of America. Prior to that, he was the U.S. Senator from Mississippi and a member of the U.S. House of Representative representing Mississippi. He was the U.S. Secretary of War from March 1853 until March 1857. He served in the U.S. Army and fought in the Mexican-American War.
Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky, a United States senator representing the state of Mississippi and finally the president of the Confederate States of America.
Yes because the whites wanted their color to be the senator.
1851-1877 February 25, 1870 First African American Senator Hiram Revels (R-MS)
The very first African American senator was named Hiram Rhodes Revels. (Hiram Rhodes Revels) became the first African American US senator in 1870. When Mississippi senator Jefferson Davis resigned to become president of the Confederacy, Revels completed his term.
They weren't just two black men, Hiram was an African American senator who was an ordained minister.Blanche K. Bruce was also an African American senator who was from Mississippi.
Black Mississippi senator elected to the seat that had been occupied by Jefferson Davis when the South seceded (first African-American senator)
Hiram Revels he was born in Mississippi and was the first Black US senator. Hiram Revels of Mississippi was the first black African-American US Senator in the year 1870. He was born in North Carolina in the year 1827. In recognition with his leadership skills, he was elected by his colleagues to one of Mississippi's vacant U.S seats.
Hiram Rhodes Revels
He was the first african american senator
The first female African American senator was Carol Moseley Braun. She was in office from December 15, 1999 until March 1, 2001.
He was a US Senator representing Illinois.
Jefferson Davis is best known as the President of the Confederate States of America. Prior to that, he was the U.S. Senator from Mississippi and a member of the U.S. House of Representative representing Mississippi. He was the U.S. Secretary of War from March 1853 until March 1857. He served in the U.S. Army and fought in the Mexican-American War.
Jefferson F. Davis was the president of the Confederacy and prior to that he was a senator representing the state of Mississippi.
Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky, a United States senator representing the state of Mississippi and finally the president of the Confederate States of America.
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.