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The responsibilities of being the exponent of such a constituency as I have the honor to represent are fully appreciated by me.... That feeling prompts me now to lift my voice for the first time in this council chamber of the nation; and I stand today on this floor to appeal for protection from the strong arm of the government for her loyal children, irrespective of color and race.

Hiram Rhodes Revels

Hiram Rhodes Revels

Hiram Rhodes Revels

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Born: September 27, 1827

Died: January 16, 1901 (aged 73)

Bio: Hiram Rhodes Revels was an American politician, a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War.

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