BLACK IN TIME: A Moment in OUR History
John W. Menard
Carol Mosley Braun
In 1868, John Willis Menard Was Elected To Represent Louisiana In The U.S. House Of Representatives -- Thus Becoming The First Black American Elected To Congress. He Was Denied His Seat After An Election Challenge From The Man He Defeated.
Also On This Date In 1992, Carol Mosely Braun, Democrat From Illinois, Bacame The First Black Woman Elected To The United States
Senate.
** SPECIAL NOTE: Hiram Revels Became The First Black To Actually Serve In Congress. Representing Mississippi, He Was Elected The First African American Senator In 1870.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
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Carol Mosley Braun
In 1868, John Willis Menard Was Elected To Represent Louisiana In The U.S. House Of Representatives -- Thus Becoming The First Black American Elected To Congress. He Was Denied His Seat After An Election Challenge From The Man He Defeated.
Also On This Date In 1992, Carol Mosely Braun, Democrat From Illinois, Bacame The First Black Woman Elected To The United States
Senate.
** SPECIAL NOTE: Hiram Revels Became The First Black To Actually Serve In Congress. Representing Mississippi, He Was Elected The First African American Senator In 1870.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
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Those are indeed awesome moments in Black history. Can you imagine the time is coming soon when the US will get its first Black female President! I hear from an 'inside' source that it's going to happen. Please keep President Obama in your prayers as the year 2010 approaches. Thanks for the blog Brother Gaddy.