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Who was the first black woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968?
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Who is Joseph Hayne Rainey?
Joseph Hayne Rainey, 1832-87, first African American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, b. Georgetown, S.C. The son of a free man, he fled to the West Indies during the Civil War. Returning to South Carolina, he served (1867-70) as a Republican in the state senate. In the U.S. House of Representatives (1870-79) he was a leader in the fight to secure civil rights for the newly freed slaves.
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Who was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
Who was the first woman to of the House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
This person was the first black congresswoman to be elected from Deep South?
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The first black person in the us house of represinitives?
Joseph Hayne rainey was the first African American elected to US House of Representatives, sworn in on December 12, 1870. He served 4 consecutive terms. Jefferson Long became the second African American elected to the US House of Representatives in 1870. He represented Georgia. He served three months as a US Representative.
This person was the first black congresswoman to be elected form the deep south?
While not the first black woman elected to Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first black woman from the deep south to be elected to Congress. She represented Texas in the House of Representatives.
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John Quincy Adams
Who was president who was first to be elected to that office by the house of representatives?
John Quincy Adams
Who was the president who was the first to be elected to that office by the house of representatives?
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