I did a quick check and found that "Moroccans from North-Western Africa were genetically closer to Iberians and other Europeans than to Sub-Saharan Africans." (post 97) and pointed out that he is no more "African American" than a Caucasian person born in Africa.
Further, it turns out he was born on St. Thomas, NOT Africa, from a Jewish Father, Moses Elias Levy. He was the first JEWISH Senator. NO WAY can he be considered "African American"
"Yulee was born David Levy in Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas, during the British occupation of the Danish West Indies, now the United States Virgin Islands. His father, Moses Elias Levy, bought 50,000 acres of land near present-day Jacksonville to establish a "New Jerusalem" for Jewish settlers."
"He was born June 12, 1810, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, in the West Indies. David Levy, as he was first named, descended from a long line of influential Jewish courtiers to the sultans of Morocco. His father, Moses Elias Levy, was a wealthy and cultivated merchant, and his mother, Hannah, was born on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius. David's parents divorced when he was quite young, and he spent his early years with his mother in St. Thomas."
From: David Levy Yulee
I hate it when people post an entire thread, thinking they are so clever, and don't even bother doing a modicum of research to confirm their bogus "information" -- when a simple search immediately shows the information they have is completely bogus and incorrect.
The correct answer is what I and others said: Hiram Revels (see my post 2, with source from official Senate site)