Pelosi Omits Key Detail About First Black Congressman When Announcing Exhibit Honoring Him
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Whip James Clyburn omitted one key detail on Friday during the opening of an exhibit honoring former Rep. Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, the first black congressman in American history.
The exhibit, located in the United States Capitol, is named “Joseph Rainey: 150 years†and celebrates the 150th anniversary of Rainey’s swearing-in on Dec. 12, 1870, as the first African American member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
During their presentation of the exhibit, however, Pelosi and Clyburn predictably failed to mention that Rainey was a Republican.
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