On August 7, 1893, the Fifty-third Congress of the United States convened. During this session, George W. Murray, a Black congressman from South Carolina, was part of the legislative body. He represented the state during a time when racial tensions were high, particularly in the South. Murray was one of the few African Americans to serve in Congress during the Reconstruction era, a period when Black men had greater political representation. His tenure, however, was short-lived due to the rise of white supremacist control and voter suppression in the South, which severely limited African American political power.
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