hiram rhodes revels was the first african american to serve in the united states house of representatives.
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hiram rhodes revels
bullet::::- first african american to vote in an election under the 15th amendment to the united states constitution, granting voting rights regardless of race: thomas mundy peterson









































bullet::::- first african american to graduate from harvard college: richard theodore greener.









































bullet::::- first african american elected to the u.s. senate, and first to serve in the u.s. congress: hiram rhodes revels (r–ms).









































bullet::::- first african american to serve in the u.s. house of representatives: joseph rainey (r-sc).









































section::::19th century.:1870s.:1872.









































bullet::::- first african-american midshipman admitted to the united states naval academy: john h. conyers (nominated by robert b. elliott of south carolina).
list of african-american firsts
joseph rainey was the first african-american representative to be seated in the u.s. house. he served south carolina's 1st congressional district beginning in 1870 during the reconstruction era following the american civil war. the first african-american woman to serve as a representative was shirley chisholm from new york's 12th congressional district in 1969 during the civil rights movement. many african-american members of the house of representatives serve majority-minority districts. these congressional districts are gerrymandered, limit serious challenges to their re-election, and limit their abilities to represent a larger, more diverse constituency. overall, 29 of the 50 u.s. states, plus the u.s. virgin islands and the district of columbia, have elected an african american to represent them in the u.s. house of representatives, with colorado and massachusetts being the most recent to elect their first in 2018; out of these, 19 states, plus the u.s. virgin islands and the district of columbia, have elected an african-american woman to represent them in the u.s. house. illinois' 1st congressional district has the longest continuous streak of electing african-american representatives, a tendency which has occurred since 1929 to the present. there currently are 52 african-american representatives and two african-american delegates in the united states house of representatives. most are members of the congressional black caucus.
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