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Deutsch: Hiram Rhoades Revels (* 27. September 1827 in Fayetteville (North Carolina, USA); † 16. Januar 1901 in Aberdeen, USA) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und Geistlicher, der 1870 als erster Schwarzer in den US-Senat gewählt wurde.
English: Hiram Rhodes Revels ( September 27, 1822 – January 16, 1901) was a veteran of the American Civil War and the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate. He represented Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during Reconstruction. As of 2006, Revels was one of only five African Americans to have served in the United States Senate.
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