The first black man to be elected to congress was John Willis Menard who was elected in 1868 by defeating a white candidate by 5,107 votes to 2,883 votes. Question answered by: Niall Robb (Ireland)
Jefferson Long was the first black man to speak before congress. He opposed an Amnesty bill granting Confederates full political rights.
Hiram Revels
Hiram Revels
He is the FIRST black man to be elected president of the USA.
Obama was elected US Senator by the state of Illinois.
Edward W Brooke
barak obamah-the first black man elected as president(usa)
WHO...and that was a man by the name of Robert L. Planton
Because he was the first black man in history to run for president so people voted for the black man. Im not trying to be racist.
On November 3, 1868, John W Menard was elected as the 1st black man in Congress.
Roger E. Walker Jr. in 1998.
The oldest congress man from Rhode Island to serve is Theodore Francis Green. He was first elected when he was 69 years old and served until he was 94.
man walked on the moon first black president elected