Category : Politics

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Joseph Hayne Rainey

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In 1870 Republican Joseph Hayne Rainey became the first African American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives and take his seat. ...
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Ralph Bunche

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Ralph Bunche was an influential figure in the field of international relations and diplomacy. Born in 1904 in Detroit, Michigan, Bunche went on to become...
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The Freedmen’s Bureau

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The Freedmen’s Bureau, formally known as the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, was a groundbreaking federal agency established in the aftermath of the...
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John Mercer Langston

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John Mercer Langston, the youngest of four children, was born a free black in Louisa County, Virginia in 1829. Langston gained distinction as an abolitionist,...
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Matthias de Sousa

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Matthias de Sousa, an indentured servant, was the only black person to serve in the colonial Maryland legislature.  As such he is the first African...
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Carol Moseley Braun

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Carol Moseley Braun is a trailblazer in American politics. She made history in 1992 when she became the first African American woman elected to the...