Hiram was born on September 27, 1827, and he passed on January 16, 1901

He was born in Cumberland county, NC , Baltimore

Hiram R. Revels became the first Black United States senator on this day. He represented the state of Mississippi. Revels was born in 1822 in Fayetteville County, NC. At that time, Blacks in the state were forbidden to learn to read and write, so as a young man, he moved to Ohio where he studied at a Quaker seminary.

Hiram broke new ground for African Americans in congress.

Frederick was born on February 14, 1818, he passed on February 20, 1895.

He lived most of his life in New bedford, Massachusetts.

During the Reconstruction era, Frederick Douglass was an active advocate for Black civil and political rights, holding government positions such as U.S. Marshal and President of the Freedman's Bank, and serving as a diplomat to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved man who became a powerful abolitionist, author, and orator, known for his influential writings like Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and for advocating for various social reforms, including women's suffrage.

Joseph was born on June 21, 1832, and he passed on August 1, 1887

Joseph was from Georgetown, SC

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.

Joseph H. Rainey, the first black member of the House of Representatives

Thaddeus was born on April , 1792, and he passed on August 11, 1868

He lived in South Central Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Stevens was a leading Radical Republican during Reconstruction

He famously requested to be buried in an integrated cemetery to illustrate his principles of equality, writing an inscription for his own tombstone that reads, "EQUALITY OF MAN BEFORE HIS CREATOR".  

Grant was born on April 27, 1822 and e passed on July 23, 1885.

He born in point pleasant, Ohio, United States

During the reconstruction Era, president Ulysses s. grant focused on protecting the right of freedom (formerly enslaved people) and upholding the federal government authority in the south.

President Abraham Lincoln named Grant commanding general of all Union armies in march 1804. On April 9, 1865, grant accepted confederate general Robert E. lee's surrender of the army of northern Virginia.

Robert was born on April 5, 1839 and he passed on February 23,1915.

Robert smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina

e became a prominent leader in the community during the reconstruction era, including service in both the state and national legislature.

Robert smalls was the first black commissioned officer in the Union Army and a Legislator.

Samuel was born on February 9, 1814, and he passed on August 4, 1886.

He was born into a wealthy family in New Lebanon new York.

Tilden won the popular vote by 250,000 votes but 20 electron votes were in dispute, leaving Tilden and Hayes without a majority of the electoral vote.

Tilden is the only presidential candidate to win an absolute majority of the popular vote while losing the election.

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Rutherford was born on October 4,1822 and he passed on January 17, 1893.

He is from Delaware, OH, and his parents are from Ohio

During the era of Reconstruction, Rutherford B. Hayes presided over its end in 1877 through the Compromise of 1877 withdrawing federal troops from the South and abandoning efforts to protect African Americans' rights there.

Rutherford B. Hayes became president through the Compromise of 1877 after a controversial election.

Susie was born on August 6,1848, and she sadly passed on October 6, 1912.

She lived her whole life in Savannah and Hinesville.

She opened a school for African American children, but with the advent of public schools, she struggled to maintain her students and income.

As a nurse in South Carolina, Susie also met and worked beside Clara Barton, who later became the founder of the American Red Cross.