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The black slave who would later captain a Union ship?
Robert Smalls, 1839-1915. Captain of the transport ship USS Planter. After the war he became a member of the US House of Representatives from South Carolina.
In 1870 this person was the first black to serve in the US House of Representatives?
Douglas
Who was the early female black representative in US house?
The first black, female Representative in the United States was Shirley Chisolm of New York. She served for 14 years, beginning in 1969. Four years later, in 1973, three other women joined her. They were Yvonne Burke, Barbara Jordan, and Cardiss Collins.
Who were the black representatives before the Reconstruction Era?
None.
Is Shirley Chisholm still alive?
No, she died in 2005, after serving a number of years in the House of Representatives. She was the first black woman ever elected to congress.eyyytrrrrrrrrrrriiiiii5uuttjyhhdgggggggfhghjrtrrryyyywwry4444444444444355555555557ytngs
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