This African American man from South Carolina served as the first black member of the House of Representatives.

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Joseph Rainey was the first African American man elected to the House of Representatives, serving from 1870-1879. Blanche K. Bruce was the first African American man to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, while Robert Smalls and Richard Cain were also prominent black politicians during the Reconstruction era, but neither served as the first black member of the House.

This African American Man from South Carolina Served as the First