On June 24, 1884, John R. Lynch became the first African American to preside over a major U.S. political party convention when he was elected temporary chairman of the Republican National Convention. Lynch\’s leadership role at the convention was a milestone in African American political participation during the Reconstruction era, reflecting the progress and challenges of Black political engagement in post-Civil War America. The Eclectic Kitabu Project
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