John Mercer Langston

John Mercer Langston (1829-1897) was an American politician. He was the first African American elected to public office in United States, as member of US House of Representatives. He was a civil rights activist.

Wisdom & Quotes

• A nation may lose its liberties and be a century in finding it out. Where is the American liberty? …In its far-reaching and broad sweep, slavery has stricken down the freedom of us all.

Mother Jones