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Monthly Archives: December 2019

Joseph Rainey sworn-in to Congress

Posted on Thursday, 12 December 2019 by Mark ThomasDecember 12, 2019

It was on this date in 1870 that Joseph Rainey was sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives. Rainey was not the first African-American to serve in Congress, that honor belonging to Hiram Revels, but Rainey was the first African-American to … Continue reading →

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