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In 1870, Joseph Rainey (1832-1887) of South Carolina became the first black member of the US House of Representatives.
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Who was the first african american female to be elected mayor in Mississippi and which city was she elected?
First African American and first woman elected mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota was Sharon Sayles Belton.
Who was the first African American elected to a full term?
Blanche K. Bruce - APEX
Who was the first African-American elected to the Senate?
Fredrick Douglas
Who was the first congresswoman to be elected from the deep south?
Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman elected to Congress from the south. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 18th district of Texas in 1973.
What year was L Douglas Wilder of Virginia becomes the first elected African American governor?
1990, to be exact
What is the general assembly of colonial Georgia?
The General Assembly is a legislature. It is elected by the people.
In 1972 Andrew Young became?
He became the first African American elected to the United States Congress from Georgia since Reconstruction.
Why did Pennsylvania and Georgia choose unicameral legislature and a weak governor?
NovaNet- to put power in the hands of an elected body
Why did Pennsylvania and Georgia choose a unicameral legislature and a weak governor?
NovaNet- to put power in the hands of an elected body
When did Georgia O'Keeffe get elected into the American academy of arts?
In 1962, O'Keeffe was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Who was the first african american female to be elected mayor in Mississippi and which city was she elected?
First African American and first woman elected mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota was Sharon Sayles Belton.
Where did Pennsylvania and Georgia choose and unicameral legislature and a weak governor?
NovaNet- to put power in the hands of an elected body
Who is the first African American to be elected?
Barack Obama
Who was the African American elected to the senate?
Hiram Revels
Who was the first African American elected to congress?
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
Who are te first African American mayors in Chicago?
1983First African-American elected mayor of Chicago : Harold Washington
The first black person in the us house of represinitives?
Joseph Hayne rainey was the first African American elected to US House of Representatives, sworn in on December 12, 1870. He served 4 consecutive terms. Jefferson Long became the second African American elected to the US House of Representatives in 1870. He represented Georgia. He served three months as a US Representative.
