hugo black was the first black republican elected to us senate.
hugo black was the first black republican elected to us senate.
who was the first black republican elected to us senate?
hugo black
as a result of these measures, blacks acquired the right to vote across the southern states. in several states (notably mississippi and south carolina), blacks were the majority of the population. by forming coalitions with pro-union whites, republicans took control of the state legislatures. at the time, state legislatures elected the members of the us senate. during reconstruction, only the state legislature of mississippi elected any black senators. on february 25, 1870, hiram rhodes revels was seated as the first black member of the senate, while blanche bruce, also of mississippi, seated in 1875, was the second. revels was the first black member of the congress overall.
african americans in the united states congress
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black republican may refer to:









































bullet::::- an african-american member of the republican party (united states)









































bullet::::- a 19th century slur that referred to the members of the united states republican party; see









































bullet::::- a member of the negro republican party









































bullet::::- black-and-tan faction, a faction of the united states republican party in the south from the 1870s to the 1960s (as opposed to the lily-white movement, the all-white faction)









































bullet::::- black republican pac









































bullet::::- black republican (song), from nas's eighth album, "hip-hop is dead"









































bullet::::- black republican cherry, a type of cherry









































section::::see also.
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