December 11th, 1872
P.B.S. Pinchback becomes the first black member of the U.S. House of Representatives. event on December 11, 1872. Read about how to open files in Open File Database.
Events around December 11, 1872
| December 9th, 1872 | Event | In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first serving African-American governor of a U.S. state. |
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