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- GLC#
- GLC09746
- Type
- Images
- Date
- 1883
- Author/Creator
- Wellstood, William, 1819-1900
- Title
- [Engraved portrait of African American members of Congress during Reconstruction]
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 15 cm
- PDF Download(s)
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- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- Reconstruction
One engraving of five African American members of Congress dated circa 1870. Each man is surrounded by a frame and artistic decorations. The congressmen featured are Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina stood as the first African-American representative in Congress, while James T. Rapier hailed as one of Alabama's earliest representatives. The trio from Mississippi comprised Hiram R. Revels, the state's pioneering African-American senator; Blanche K. Bruce, the first to complete a full term; and John R. Lynch, their inaugural United States Representative
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