16. Hiram Rhodes Revels
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Individuals like Hiram Rhodes Revels have been remembered for achieving multiple positive things. In your opinion, what was Revels’s greatest achievement?
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In February of 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to serve in either house of the US Congress when he was elected US Senator of Mississippi. Prior to and after serving as Senator, Rhodes was recognized as a leader.