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Hiram revels of mississippi becomes the first black us senator. True or False

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Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American to serve, was elected by the Mississippi State Legislature to succeed Albert G. Brown, who resigned during the Civil War.

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Hiram revels of mississippi becomes the first black us senator. false

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