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title: "I was an African American born into a free family and the first African American to serve in Congress. I was a mode..."  
description: "I was an African American born into a free family and the first African American to serve in Congress. I was a mode..."  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42317/i-was-an-african-american-born-into-a-free-family-and-the-first-african-american-to-serve-in-congress-i-was-a-mode  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
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# I was an African American born into a free family and the first African American to serve in Congress. I was a mode...

I was an [African American](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51325/why-did-a-significatn-portion-of-the-african-american-populations-shift-as-a-result-of-world-war-2) born into a free family and the first African American to serve in Congress. I was a moderate politician who supported the interests of both [African Americans](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42788/during-world-war-i-how-did-the-lives-of-african-americans-in-the-military-reflect-the-lives-of-african-americans-at-home) and whites. Who am I?\
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