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Joseph Hayne Rainey (June 21, 1832 – August 1, 1887) was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person (after Hiram Revels) to serve in the United States Congress. His service included time as presiding officer of the House of Representatives.
Jul 29, 2024 · Joseph Hayne Rainey was a formerly enslaved American who was the first Black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (1870–79). The son of a barber who bought the family’s freedom, Rainey received some private schooling and took up his father’s trade in Charleston, South Carolina.
Representative Joseph Hayne Rainey rose from his intricately carved wooden desk, ready to deliver one of the most important speeches of his life. The campaign for a new civil rights bill...
Aug 8, 2019 · In 1870 Republican Joseph Hayne Rainey became the first African American to be elected to the United States House of Representatives and take his seat. Others were elected earlier but were not seated. Rainey was born in Georgetown, South Carolina, on June 21, 1832.
Joseph Rainey. 1832–1887. Congressman. Born a slave in Georgetown, South Carolina, on June 21, 1832, Joseph Hayne Rainey was able with his father's help to attain his freedom. Rainey grew up to become a Reconstruction congressman during the forty-first, forty-second, forty-third, forty-fourth and forty-fifth Congresses.
Dec 12, 2023 · Joseph H. Rainey became the first Black lawmaker sworn into the U.S. House, where he served four terms. Born on a rice plantation in South Carolina, his father purchased the family’s freedom through money made as a barber.
Jun 20, 2016 · Rainey was the first black man to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He took his seat in December 1870, filling the unexpired term of Benjamin F. Whittemore. He was reelected four times to the First District seat, serving from 1870 to 1879.
Feb 25, 2021 · As a U.S. representative, Joseph Rainey championed civil rights, education and economic opportunity for all. He served nine years and inspired the political careers of some 15 African...
Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was born into enslavement on June 21, 1832, in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Feb 14, 2021 · Joseph Rainey was the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was also the first member of Congress born into slavery.
