Hiram R. Revels, the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate, delivered his historic first speech opposing the readmission of Georgia to Congress. He argued that the state had not provided adequate protections for the civil rights of newly freed Black citizens. This speech marked the first official address by a Black legislator in the history of the United States Congress and signaled a bold stand for justice during Reconstruction.
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