Rhodes College Mugs
Description: Rhodes College design featuring a red, black, and white crest, traditional Gothic lettering, and the founding year 1848. Celebrating college pride in Memphis, Tennessee.
Rhodes College Crest and Gothic Wordmark 1848 Mug
by Cash Money Bros.
$13 $18
Description: Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827 – January 16, 1901) was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), a Republican politician, and college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War. He was elected as the first African American to serve in the United States Senate, and was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. He represented Mississippi in the Senate in 1870 and 1871 during the Reconstruction era. During the American Civil War, Revels had helped organize two regiments of the United States Colored Troops and served as a chaplain. After serving in the Senate, Revels was appointed as the first president of Alcorn Agricultural...
