Interesting events of the past
Events in the 1870s
1st Afro American elect to office
The 15th Amendment
Congress passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)
US Congress creates Department of Justice
1st African Americans (4) elected to US House of Representatives
Events in 1871
Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman
Jefferson Long of Georgia is first African American to make an official speech in US House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates
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