Keywords: RaineyHouse.jpg 84003877 Joseph H Rainey House ” the home of the first black United States Congressman Joseph H Rainey 1832-1887 a former slave The c 1760 house is located within Georgetown in Georgetown County coastal South Carolina Born into slavery Joseph H Rainey was freed in the 1840s when his father purchased the freedom of his entire family ;Credits National Park Service Photo likely taken in 1983 by Cecil N McKithan of the National Park Service National Park Service Focus system Federal likely Cecil N McKithan Likely 1983 PD-USGov Joseph H Rainey House 1983 in South Carolina |