Jefferson Davis Upset by Hiram Revels, 1870

Time works wonders. Iago. (Jefferson Davis) For that I do suspect the lusty moor hath leap'd into my seat the thought whereof doth like a poisonous mineral gnaw my inwards. Othello. Cartoon showing Jefferson Davis looking over his shoulder at Hiram Revels seated in the United States Senate. Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 - January 16, 1901) was the first non-white to serve in the United States Senate. At the time, the state legislature elected US senators. Revels was elected by a vote of 81 to 15 in the Mississippi State Senate to finish the term of one of the state's two seats in the US Senate left vacant since the Civil War. Revels spoke for compromise and moderation. A vigorous advocate of racial equality, Revels tried to reassure Senators about the capability of blacks. His term lasted one year, February 1870 to March 3, 1871. Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was a statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Cartoon by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly, 1870

Picture No

12697138

Media ID

47687791

Size

3082px x 4500px (5.1MB)

Credit

LOC/Science Source/Mary Evans