In the elections of 1874 and 1876, Pinchback was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and then the U.S. Senate respectively; he was the state's first African-American representative to Congress.
Pinchback was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. This was in the elections of 1874 and 1876. Pinchback was elected to then the U.S. Senate respectively. This was in the elections of 1874 and 1876. He was the state's first African-American representative to Congress.