Black History Facts for Today by Yenoba.com

September 27
Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first black U.S. Senator (Mississippi), was born in Fayetteville, NC, on this date in 1822.

The First Louisiana Native Guards, comprised of free blacks from New Orleans, formed an army on this date in 1862. This group was the first black regiment to receive official recognition.

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