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Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person (after Hiram Revels) to serve in the United States Congress.
Representative Joseph Hayne Rainey rose from his intricately carved wooden desk, ready to deliver one of the most important speeches of his life. The campaign for a new civil rights bill...
17 de jun. de 2024 · Joseph Hayne Rainey (born June 21, 1832, Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S.—died August 2, 1887, Georgetown) was a formerly enslaved American who was the first Black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1870–79).
26 de feb. de 2021 · Joseph Rainey was a formerly enslaved man who became the first Black U.S. congressman in 1870 during the Reconstruction period following the U.S. Civil War.
25 de feb. de 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Joseph Rainey, who rose from slavery to become a powerful advocate for civil rights and Reconstruction in the U.S. House of Representatives. Find out how he helped shape the 14th and 15th Amendments and faced racial discrimination and violence.
8 de ago. de 2019 · In 1870 Republican Joseph Hayne Rainey became the first African American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives and take his seat. Others were elected earlier but were not seated. Rainey was born in Georgetown, South Carolina, on June 21, 1832.
16 de feb. de 2022 · Learn about the life and legacy of Joseph H. Rainey, who was born into slavery in 1832 and became the nation's first Black congressman in 1870. He championed the rights of Freedmen, Chinese railroad workers, and Native Americans, and faced death threats from the Ku Klux Klan.
