Black Fact= 1870(December 12) – Joseph Hayne Rainey of South Carolina became the first black person to be sworn into the House of Representatives on this date in 1870. #theraydiotwins
Black Fact =(1972)Shirley Chisholm
Black Fact= 1972 ( Jan. 25) – Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, opened her historic campaign for President on this date.Born ...