Joseph. H. Rainey: "First in the House"

Program Type:

Educational & Self-Improvement, Entertainment, History

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will be open from January 18, 2025 @ 9:00am to February 8, 2025 @ 2:30pm.

Event Details

Lorna Rainey will present on the extraordinary life of her great-grandfather, Joseph H. Rainey. Congressman Rainey was born a slave in South Carolina on June 20, 1832, yet a short 38 years later, he took his seat in Congress on December 12, 1870 becoming the very first duly-elected Black Congressman.