Hiram Revels was born to free parents in North Carolina on Sept. 27, 1827. He became an ordained minister in 1845. During the Civil War, he helped organized two African-American infantry regiments and served as a chaplain. In 1870, he became the first black elected to Congress when he was elected Senator from Mississippi. He supported amnesty and restoration of full citizenship for ex-Confederate officials. He opposed segregation of Washington, D.C. schools and railroads. He spoke out against carpetbaggers.
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