Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), right, was supposed to give voters an alternative to Donald Trump. So much for that. (Al Drago / Bloomberg / Getty Images) The first Black Republican to serve in the U.S.

The first Black Republican to serve in the U.S. Senate was a preacher by the name of Hiram Revels. He was born free, to free parents, in 1827. Mississippi state legislators sent Revels to Washington ...

Hiram Revels was a former barber and minister who served in the US Senate from 1870-1871. Mississippi lawmakers chose him to fill a vacant seat, although he faced fierce opposition from his future ...

Few people remember Hiram Rhodes Revels outside of those who study the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War. But historians have found Revels intriguing for various reasons. During the period of ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. When Hiram Revels joined the U.S. Senate on February 25, 1870, he became the first African American to serve in ...

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