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Who was the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Congress from Georgia?

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Jefferson Franklin Long

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Answer: Jefferson F. Long. Jefferson Franklin Long (March 3, 1836 – February 4, 1901) was an American politician from Georgia. He was the second African American sworn into the US House of Representatives, and the first African-American congressman from Georgia.

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