This was quite a accomplishment for it to have happened in those days,i still remember seeing whites only signs,and getting in trouble at school for making sure a black girl,got her turn at water fountain,she is a dear friend still,we must do better America
Joseph Hayne Rainey was born into slavery. He was the 1st African-American to serve the US House of Reps and the longest serving African American during the Reconstruction period! #BlackHistoryMonth
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