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.

Elected 150 years ago, Hiram Revels was the first. By Eric Foner Mr. Foner is the author of “The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution.” A few days ago ...

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.

North Carolina native Hiram Revels was the first Black person to serve in the U.S. Senate. But his legacy expands beyond his time in the Senate, and his roles in ministry and education solidify ...

Check the history books for a better example of moral leadership: Hiram Revels, the first Black Republican in the Senate.

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 ...

Young moved his family and his business to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he met another Hiram — Rev. Hiram Revels. Revels wanted to establish a church in Independence after the war.

Senator Hiram Revels (left) was the first African American member of the United States Senate, representing Mississippi. He took the oath of office on Feb. 25, 1870. Blanche Kelso Bruce (right ...

Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels Laura Turner O’Hara talked about former Senator Hiram Rhodes Revels (MS-R), the first black American to serve in Congress, from 1869-70.

Senator Hiram Revels (left) was the first African American member of the United States Senate, representing Mississippi. He took the oath of office on Feb. 25, 1870.

Hiram Rhodes Revels broke political barriers in 1870 when he was elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first African-American person to enter either chamber of Congress.