The First Colored Senator and Representatives

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Title

The First Colored Senator and Representatives

Subject

African Americans
United States. Congress
De Large, Robert C.
Long, Jefferson H.
Revels, Hiram Rhoades, 1827?-1901
Turner, Benjamin S.
Walls, Josiah T.
Rainy, Joseph H.
Elliott, Robert Brown, 1842-1884
United States. Congress. Senate

Description

During Reconstruction, these men were the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Congress, House and Senate: (top left) Robert C. De Large, M.C. of S. Carolina; (top right) Jefferson H. Long, M.C. of Georgia; (bottom left) U.S. Senator, Hiram R. Revels, of Mississippi; (bottom, second from left) Benjamin S. Turner, M.C. of Alabama; (bottom, third from left) Josiah T. Walls, M.C. of Florida; (bottom, fourth from left) Joseph H. Rainy, M.C. of S. Carolina; (bottom right) Robert B. Elliott.

Creator

Currier & Ives

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1872-XX-XX

Format

jpg

Language

en

Identifier

401380
Colored Representatives

Original Format

lithograph
b&w
1

Physical Dimensions

37 x 48 cm