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Revels

American  
[rev-uhlz] / ˈrɛv əlz /

noun

  1. Hiram Rhoades 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first Black senator 1870–71.


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Check the history books for a better example of moral leadership: Hiram Revels, the first Black Republican in the Senate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

The selection represented a wide variety of art forms, sizes and funding levels, from Tacoma’s Puget Sound Revels, which performs music and theater and was awarded $2,800, to Redmond’s Centro Cultural Mexicano, which received $25,000.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

“I would say, in most of the places I travel, in small towns, Covid is over,” said Brady Revels, a sales representative who lives in suburban Omaha and is vaccinated.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

He directed plays and performed in musical productions with the Washington Revels.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2020

"Now," resumed his Majesty, "we'll go to the Revels;" and they proceeded at a smart walk as buoyantly through the clear water as through air.

From The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy by Mabel Henriette Spielmann

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