Hiram Revels subverted slave states and recruited soldiers in the Civil War. In the 150 years since he took office, he remains one of only 11 Black senators ever elected or appointed.

Hiram Rhodes Revels was born a free man in Fayetteville, N.C., in 1822. His father was of black, white and Lumbee (Native American) ancestry and his mother was an emancipated slave.

Hiram Revels is worth remembering as both a pioneer of black political power and a refutation of racist stereotypes. Born free in Fayetteville, N.C., in 1827, he studied at religious seminaries in ...

On this day in 1870, an African-American politician was seated in the United States Senate for the first time, but only after Republican leaders rebuffed a challenge based on the infamous Dred ...

Hiram Rhodes Revels took his oath of office on Feb. 25, 1870, as a Republican from the state of Mississippi. Just 22 days before Revels made history, ...

Two factors made Hiram Revels especially interesting to the Washington establishment. The first was that he had come to “replace” none other than Jefferson Davis, who in 1861 had resigned his ...

Hiram R. Revels passed away from a stroke on January 16, 1901, at 73. Revels was the first African American to be a senator. His voice as a politician paved the way for famous black orators after him.

Hiram Revels East was founded in his honor. Through Hiram Revels East, Revels-Davis said she provides free college workshops for high schoolers and their parents, alongside a $250 scholarship.

If Mike Espy wins his bid for the Senate, he would be following in the footsteps of Hiram Rhodes Revels, who came to Washington in 1870 during a remarkable period historians call “bi-racial ...

Hiram Rhoades Revels, 27 Sep 1827 - 16 Jan 1901 Exhibition Label Born Fayetteville, North Carolina When Hiram Revels joined the U.S. Senate on February 25, 1870, he became the first African American ...

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 ...

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 ...