6 votes Joseph Rainey was the United States' first Black congressman Posted January 4, 2021 by spit-evil-olive-tips Tags: usa, 19th century, politics, race, joseph rainey, american civil war, us congress, war.civil, politicians, author.christopher frear, source.smithsonian, long read https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/joseph-rainey-first-black-congressman-180976502/ Link information This data is scraped automatically and may be incorrect. Authors Bobby J. Donaldson,Christopher Frear,Uli Knörzer Word count 5878 words