Joseph Hayne Rainey Quotes

Joseph Hayne Rainey was an American politician. He was the first black person to serve in the United States House of Representatives and the second black person to serve in the United States Congress. His service included time as presiding officer of the House of Representatives.

Born into a family of farmers and planters, Rainey was a member of the Republican Party. Wikipedia  

✵ 21. June 1832 – 1. August 1887
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“We are fully determined to stand by the Republican Party and the government.”

1871, Speech on the the Ku Klux Klan Bill of 1871 (1 April 1871)

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“We intend to continue to vote so long as the government gives us the right and necessary protection; I know that right accorded to us now will never be withheld in the future if left to the Republican Party.”

Speech on the Civil Rights Bill (3 February 1875), as quoted in the Congressional Record, 43rd Congress, 2nd Session, Vol 3, p. 959.
1875

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