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THE LEGACY. THE HISTORY.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Hiram Rhodes
Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. He was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War.
NOTABLE QUOTE
"While I appreciated the educational advantages I enjoyed in the school and was proud of what I could show in mental culture, I had an earnest desire for something more than a mere business education... I desired to study for a profession, and this prompted me to leave my native state."
MINI BIO
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