September 27: Hiram Revels, the first African American Senator, was born in Fayetteville, NC, 1822
September 27, 2021
September 27: Hiram Revels, the first African American Senator, was born in Fayetteville, NC, 1822
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Hiram Revels
150 Years After Ratification of the 15th Amendment, Black Votes Are Still Contested: The Black fight for the franchise
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“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” So reads the 15th Amendment, ratified on February 3, 1870, the third of what came to be known as the Reconstruction amendments.
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September 27, 2019
Hiram Revels, the first African American Senator, was born in Fayetteville, NC, 1822