
Former Rep. Marcia L. Fudge @RepMarciaFudge
On this day in 1870, Hiram Revels became the first African American to serve in Congress after he was appointed to fill the Senate seat once occupied by Jefferson Davis. Since Sen. Revels, only 10 other African Americans have served in the U.S. Senate. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/uHwsbrh0DZ — PolitiTweet.org