Historical Photograph: R. H. (Richard Harvey) Cain

Richard H. Cain

Historical Photograph: R. H. (Richard Harvey) Cain

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Historical Photograph

The New York Public Library provides a photograph of Richard H. Cain- a free born Black man from Virginia who became a pastor, entrepreneur and Congressman (R-SC). The photo shows Cain from the chest up, looking away from the camera. Beneath the image a caption reads "Late Presiding Bishop of First Episcopal District A. M. E. Church."

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