Hiram+Revels



Munazza Muhammad. What we have studied in our class of United States History year one that would lead up to my subject of writing Hiram Rhodes Revel is in my opinion, the Civil War. The Civil created many advantages and disadvantages for many American. But in all honesty, the Civil War affected the African American community, both good and bad ways. Before the Civil war, maybe there would be a chance that Hiram Rhodes Revels would serve in the Congress and be the Senate of the United States, but the possibilities of that happening were very slim. The end of the Civil war created many possibilities, that being said, allowing Hiram Rhodes Revels to be the first African American to Serve in Congress and serve the United States of America as their Senate.

In 1868 Hiram Rhodes Revels was appointed to represent Adams County in Mississippi State Senate. Hiram Rhodes Revels never had any public speeches, nor have he ever even attended a political meeting nor have he ever voted; but he was widely accepted because he was a colored man of GREAT INTELLIGENTS. Most importantly, although he didn’t attend or do any of those things, he understood the rules of politician fully. And the fact that he was an intelligent colored man, made people be more aware and somewhat fascinated with him. With that being said, thus making him the FIRST African American to accomplish such a thing. The Election of Hiram Rhodes Revels was legendary. Winning by a 81:15 ratio. This new era of the United States of American may take a turn for the better, or the worst. When Hiram Rhodes Revels was selected as senate of the Unites States of American he began to speak on very sensitive subjects such as equality for blacks. And all though it was extremely unsuccessfully to the general public of America, he continued to push the subject, thus leaving me with my opinion, that even though there was an African American in such a powerful role in the government equality between the whites and black were not going to happen just yet. Therefore leaving me with my conclusion that it was stuck Americans were not progressing just because there was a Black man in the senate seat. American was still stuck in the mind set, of whites being superior to blacks.

When Hiram Rhodes Revels was elected to Congress, and Senate of the United States of America, that was HUGE for American history. But even BIGGER for the African Americans in America, this marked a huge mark in African American history, because some things like this was UN heard of to the people of African descent. They were brainwashed into believing things like they wouldn’t ever amount to anything, and too see one of their own accomplish something as big as that gave them extreme hope, made them believe that they could do anything they wanted to. And that is exactly how it is today, when children of color see one of their own accomplish something it makes them go HARD. Hiram Rhodes Revels, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks etc, they are //African// **American** history. Hiram Rhode Revels was a man of great importance, to both black and white, he took place in congress, he was the senate of the United States of America, he was a college professor, and Hiram Rhodes Revels was a man of great importance. He accomplish some things people thought that black would NEVER accomplish, he set the bar for Americans. He set the bar for African Americans. "Hiram Rhodes Revels." __Black Americans in Congress__. 17 Apr. 2008. Black Americans in Congress. "Hiram Rhodes Revels." __The Robinson Library__. 28 Feb. 2009. African American History. . "Hiram Rhodes Revels." __Wikipedia__. 31 May 2009. Wikipedia. . "Revels." __African American Registry__. 8 Aug. 2006. African American Registry. .
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