Henry McNeal Turner
alber brown
In 1928 African American voters in Chicago helped elect Oscar Depriest. He was the first African American representative to congress from a northern state.
shirley chisholm
shirley chisholm
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
Hiram
She was the first African American woman in the US congress
Hiram Rhodes Revels
one famous congressperson was Obama. he was the first African American president, but first he was a congress person one famous congressperson was Obama. he was the first African American president, but first he was a congress person
she was the first African American congress woman in us history
She was the first African American woman from the South to be elected to Congress.
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Hiram Rhodes Revels