The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress – Antique Wall Art
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A window into the past: The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The First Colored Senator and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress
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This print groups the men who formed the first Black presence in Congress, centered on Hiram Revels of Mississippi, seated as senator in 1870, with Black representatives from Southern states alongside him. Revels took the Senate seat once held by Jefferson Davis, which gave his arrival symbolic weight during Reconstruction. The 41st Congress met from 1869 to 1871 and the 42nd from 1871 to 1873, a brief window after emancipation and the Fifteenth Amendment when Black lawmakers served in Washington. Their presence drew bitter opposition, and it was soon reversed as white Democrats regained control across the South.
| Original scan | 5,985 × 4,572 px · prints to 20 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | first colored senator 17564u |
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