New book spotlights Joseph H. Rainey, first African American to serve in Congress Lorna Rainey recalls fondly the times her Aunt Olive told stories about Joseph Hayne Rainey, the first African American elected to serve in the U.S. House of Representaties. Because of those stories, Lorna, who lives in Baldwin, N.Y., loves to tell her own stories about Rainey, her great-grandfather. She, too,… Jun 25, 2025 0 Hammock-All, Georgetown, Gullah Geechee
Georgetown Post Office Honors Joseph Hayne Rainey Joseph Hayne Rainey isn’t finished making history in Georgetown, South Carolina. The historic Georgetown icon who was the first Black man ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives will now have his name on the U.S. Post Office in Georgetown. A large group gathered Nov. 9 in the city… Nov 09, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
Hopsewee Plantation, home of signer of the Declaration of Independence, open for tours Before there was a United States of America, there was Hopsewee Plantation. In fact, the birth of the nation and the historic estate, located near Georgetown, South Carolina, are forever intertwined because one of the original owner’s signature is found on the Declaration of Independence. Visitors to South Carolina’s Hammock… May 11, 2021 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
U.S. House honors history-making Black congressman Joseph Hayne Rainey Joseph Hayne Rainey, a Georgetown County native who made history in 1870 as the first Black man ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, will now have his name enshrined at the U.S. Capitol. On Dec. 10, 2020, the 150th anniversary of Rainey’s swearing-in ceremony, the House passed a… Dec 14, 2020 0 Georgetown, Hammock-All
