Revels
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
According to the Senate website, Hiram Revels became the first Black senator when he was sworn into office in February 1870, months before Rainey’s arrival.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2022
He directed plays and performed in musical productions with the Washington Revels.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2020
It is a “school resource officer” like Corporal Revels, an often-overlooked role in law enforcement that is under the national glare like never before.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2018
Read "The Alchemist," "Catiline," "The Devil as an Ass," "Cynthia's Revels," and "The Silent Woman."
From The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature by Parsons, Frank
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