On November 8, he defeated Dudley once again, garnering more than 86 percent of the vote, in a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 41st Congress. 5 Joseph Rainey was sworn in on December 12, 1870, as the first African American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. One month later he was joined by the second black Member, Representative Jefferson Long of Georgia.
Brigadier General William H.L. Mullins is deputy director, Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Mullins was born in Independence, Mo., in 1935.
He was polled as the 5th most influential Ghanaian in 2011 by ETV. and named one of the Most Influential Africans of the Year by the New African Magazine. in December 2014. Chameleon a documentary about Anas' life and work by Ryan Mullins was premiered at the 2014 IDFA festival in Amsterdam.