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| Title: American History in Black & White - Part 24 of 27 |
| Description: This video series reintroduces this generation to the forgotten heroes and untold stories from our rich African American political This video series reintroduces this generation to the forgotten heroes and untold stories from our rich African American political This video series reintroduces this generation to the forgotten heroes and untold stories from our rich African American political history:
1. Rev Richard Allen, founder of the first American black denomination
2. Rev Henry Highland Garnet, first African American to deliver a sermon in Congress
3. Rev Hiram Rhodes Revels, first black US Senator
4. Joseph Hayne Rainey - first African American elected to the US Congress
5. Jefferson Franklin Long - first African American to give a speech in the US House
6. John Rock, first African American admitted to the US Supreme Court Bar
7. John Roy Lynch, first African American to preside over a national political convention
8. Rev Frederick Douglass, first African American to be appointed to office in four different presidential administrations
These heroes - and many others - are presented in this inspiring documentary of African American political history |
| Duration: 5:38 |
| Added: 93 weeks ago |
| Category: education |
| Tags: african american black history |
| Views: 194 |
| Rated:
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