Biography: Cain, Richard Harvey

Richard H. Cain

Biography: Cain, Richard Harvey

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Biography

History, Art & Archives of the U.S. House of Representatives presents a detailed biography on Richard H. Cain, a free born Black man from Virginia who became a pastor, entrepreneur and Congressman (R-SC). Themes include: Cain's birth into freedom and education, his rise in politics, his advocacy for the education clause in the Civil Rights Bill of 1875. Other themes include: his controversial second election, promotion of African American immigration to Liberia, and the shift in his political ideologies.

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