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Joseph Rainey (R-SC), born into slavery, was the first African-American elected to the House of Representatives.
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In 1965, Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, which eliminated restrictions racial, ethnic, and national origin restrictions on immigration and established priority immigration procedures for family reunification.
The Senate narrowly votes to approve the Federal Air Highway Act, which funded construction of the Interstate system, linking America by car.