ˈæftɚ mˈuːvɪŋ tə nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz, ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ θɹˈiː, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, mˈɛnɑːɹd wʌzðə fˈɜːst blˈæk mˈæn ˈɛvɚɹ ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz.
After moving to New Orleans, on November 3, 1868, Menard was the first black man ever elected to the United States House of Representatives.