On February 5, 1900, Jefferson Franklin Long, the first African American to represent Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives, died in Washington, D.C. Elected in 1870 during Reconstruction, Long served a 60-day term in Congress, becoming the only African American to do so from Georgia in the 19th century. He was also the first Black congressman to speak on the House floor.
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