Hiram R. Revels
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Hiram Rhodes Revels was an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he
Revels, c. 1860–1875
Revels was the first Black American to serve in the United States Senate.
Political cartoon: Revels (seated) replaces Jefferson Davis (left; dressed as Iago from William Shakespeare's Othello) in US Senate. Harper's Weekly February 19, 1870. Davis had been a senator from Mississippi until 1861.
Grave of Hiram Revels in Holly Springs
James L. Alcorn
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James Lusk Alcorn was a governor, and U.S. senator during the Reconstruction era in Mississippi. A Moderate Republican and Whiggish "scalawag", he engaged in a bitter rivalry with Radical Republican A
Hiram R. Revels
…by Hannibal C. Carter United States Senator from Mississippi In office February 25, 1870 – March 3, 1871 Preceded by Albert G. Brown Succeeded by James L. Alcorn Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 4th district In office January 11, 1870 – February 25, 1870 Succeeded by Jeremiah M. P. Williams Personal…
Alcorn, c. 1860–1875
Senator James L. Alcorn
Alcorn's grave in Coahoma County, Mississippi