Hiram Rhodes Revels

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   Biographical context: Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.

   In an era when educating black children was illegal in North Carolina, Hiram Rhodes Revels attended a school taught by a free black woman. Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.

   Identity: Hiram Rhodes Revels

   Hiram Rhodes Revels In an era when educating black children was illegal in North Carolina, Hiram Rhodes Revels attended a school taught by a free black woman. Revels was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.