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silenthistorian · 11 months ago
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Hiram Revels, Our First African American Senator.
Cincinnati, Ohio 📍Mississippi 📍
Publication: Cincinnati Commercial
Issue Date: April 15, 1875
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roscoebarnes3 · 1 year ago
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Come celebrate the legacy of Hiram Revels, the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress!
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spenserjames88 · 10 years ago
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#Repost @jmac979 ・・・ Today's #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight is #HiramRevels Hiram R. Revels was born on September 27, 1827, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Revels was a minister who, in 1870, became the first African-American United States senator, representing the state of Mississippi. He served for a year before leaving to become the president of a historically black college. Revels died on January 16, 1901, in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
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kersewords · 10 years ago
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Repost from @angelarye: #BlackFacts nearly 100 years after, #HiramRevels became the first Black person in Congress (yes, 100 YEARS!), Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman in Congress. Shirley Anita Chisholm represented a newly reapportioned U.S. House district centered in Brooklyn, New York. Elected in 1968 because of her roots in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, Chisholm was catapulted into the national limelight by virtue of her race, gender, and outspoken personality. Read more: http://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CHISHOLM,-Shirley-Anita-%28C000371%29/
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roscoebarnes3 · 1 year ago
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I’m honored to help with this event. Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress, is an important figure in our nation's history.
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roscoebarnes3 · 1 year ago
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Zion Chapel to celebrate Hiram Revels with bust in his honor
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Rev. Birdon Mitchell, pastor of Zion Chapel A.M.E. Chapel, said Hiram Revels was a man of many accomplishments.
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By Roscoe Barnes III
Natchez, MS, USA / ListenUpYall.com
Sep 6, 2023 | 3:56 p.m.
NATCHEZ, Miss. – Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church will celebrate the legacy of Hiram Rhodes Revels this month with a bust in his honor created by Bob Willis of Oklahoma. The bust will be unveiled in a ceremony in the church at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 30, at 228 N. Dr. M.L. King St.
The Rev. Birdon Mitchell, pastor of Zion Chapel, said he was excited about the opportunity to pay homage to Revels.
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A banner featuring Bishop Richard Allen and Hiram Revels is displayed on the second floor of Zion Chapel A.M.E. Chapel.
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“I, along with the Zion Chapel family, am ecstatic that Hiram Revels, a former pastor of our church, the first president of Alcorn College, and the first person of color to serve in the United State Senate, is being recognized in our community,” he said. “The Lord’s name be praised! I’m truly thankful to all who are involved in making this event possible.”
The unveiling is free to the public. It is, in part, a celebration of Revels’ birthday, according to Norma West, event organizer. Revels was born on Sept. 27, 1827.
Revels became the first pastor to serve at Zion Chapel in the 1860s, and in 1870, he became the first African American lawmaker to serve in the United States Congress. Following his time in office, Revels became the first president of Alcorn A&M College, which is now Alcorn State University, in Lorman.
“Hiram Revels is an important national figure, and it is fitting that this bust will be placed at Zion Chapel, from whose pulpit he entered the United States Senate and made history,” said Carter Burns, executive director of Historic Natchez Foundation. “I’m thrilled to see him honored in this way.
Roscoe Barnes III, cultural heritage tourism manager for Visit Natchez, said that he and Visit Natchez are assisting with the event.
“We are proud of Pastor Mitchell and Zion Chapel for honoring Hiram Revels with this important work of art by Bob Willis,” he said. “We’re asking local residents and visitors alike to come out to this church program and learn more about Revels and his role in Natchez’s rich cultural history.”
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Sculptor Bob Willis was selected by Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church to sculpt the bust of Hiram Revels.
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The ceremony will feature music by Tony Fields and presentations by Mitchell, Willis, and Mayor Dan Gibson.
Willis is a retired pastor with a passion for telling stories through his art. His work shows a special interest in Natchez’s history. Over the years, he has sculpted several busts related to Natchez, including one of John Roy Lynch, which he donated to the Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Bob Willis’ bust of John R. Lynch is on display at the Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture. Lynch was born enslaved in 1847 in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. In 1872, he became the first African American speaker of the Mississippi state house. He also represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Willis said he appreciates the opportunity to recognize Revels through his work. “It was my honor to sculpt a bust of Hiram Revels, recognizing his faithful service to his community, to our Country, and to our God,” he said.
For more information on the Hiram R. Revels unveiling ceremony, call 601-807-0454.
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