Hiram Rhodes Revels, US, First African American Senator

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January 20. Hiram Rhodes Revels. Revels was a US citizen, never a slave, not the son of slaves. In fact, there was no history of slavery in his family. Still, some history books refer to him as a freedman—an emancipated slave. It just wasn’t true.  Today’s story takes place immediately after the Civil War, when—for many people—prejudice and slavery were life-and-death issues.  Revels stepped into history […] The post Hiram Rhodes Revels, US, First African American Senator first appeared on 365 Christian Men.

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