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 Hiram Rhodes Revels

Hiram Rhodes Revels was the man,

1870 was the date,

A first of politics began,

And Mississippi was the state.

As was the system then in place,

It was the state legislature

To make appointment in this case,

Very controversial for sure.

As a U.S. Senator new,

He went to Washington, D.C.

Much debate the Senate did do,

Whether the Revels seat should be.

U.S. history does look back,

Senator Revels, the first black.