Answer:
Hiram Rhodes Revel
Explanation:
He became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress in 1870 when he filled a vacant seat in the Senate.
He was born in North Carolina on September 27, 1827 in a free family.
During the Civil War he stablished schools for freed slaves. After that, he moved to Mississippi winning the election to the state senate. His term ended on March 3, 1871.
