Shirley Chisolm
While not the first black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman from the deep south to be elected to Congress. She represented Texas in the House of Representatives.
Yes, John Rutledge was a member of the Continental Congress. He served as a delegate from South Carolina and participated in the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the Second Continental Congress from 1775 to 1776. Rutledge was also instrumental in drafting South Carolina's first state constitution and played a significant role in the American Revolutionary War efforts.
In the last twenty years, several Black individuals have made history by being the first to achieve significant milestones. For instance, Kamala Harris became the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to serve as Vice President of the United States in 2021. Additionally, in 2019, Beyoncé made history by being the first Black woman to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. These achievements highlight the ongoing progress and representation of Black individuals in various fields.
Many of the first factories in the south were built to serve farmers needs by processing crops such as sugarcane.
because he was the first black president for his country (south africa)
George H. White
While not the first black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman from the deep south to be elected to Congress. She represented Texas in the House of Representatives.
Barbara Jordan (Texas). Retired in 1978
Joseph Rainey of South Carolina
Barbara Jordan was the first Black Congresswoman to be elected from the South. She was elected to office in 1976.
In 1870, Joseph Rainey of South Carolina became the first black member of the United States House of Representatives and thereby the first directly elected black member of Congress. but shirley chisholm was the frist African American women to serve.
Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate. Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate. Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate. Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate. Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate. Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate. Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate. Barbara Jordan was the first African American to serve as a Texas syate senate.
Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. He left ofice at age 100.
The idea of having slaves serve in the Confederate military as soldiers had been a topic in the South as early as 1863. I March of 1865, the Confederate Congress authorized the recruitment of slaves to serve as soldiers.
to protect the south from the KKK
Edward Perkins was South Africa's first black computar programmer.
Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first black to serve in the US House of Representatives.Joseph Hayne Rainey-Representative, 1870-1879, Republican from South Carolina"andHiram Rhodes Revels-Senator, 1870-1871, Republican from Mississippi"