25 feb 1870 año - Hiram Revels is Elected

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Hiram Revels was elected to the United States Senate in 1870, becoming the first African American to serve in Congress. Representing Mississippi, Revels filled the seat that had been vacated by Jefferson Davis when Mississippi seceded from the Union, symbolizing a significant change in American politics during Reconstruction.

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