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Personal life. Honors and legacy. See also. References. Bibliography. External links. Blanche Bruce. Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 – March 17, 1898) was an American politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881.
Blanche K. Bruce (born March 1, 1841, Prince Edward county, Virginia, U.S.—died March 17, 1898, Washington, D.C.) was an African American senator from Mississippi during the Reconstruction era. The son of a slave mother and white planter father, Bruce was well educated as a youth.
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Elected to the Senate in 1874 by the Mississippi state legislature, he served from 1875 to 1881, becoming the first African American to preside over the Senate in 1879. In 2002, the Senate commissioned a new portrait of Bruce, now on display in the U.S. Capitol.
19 de ago. de 2007 · Learn about Blanche Kelso Bruce, a former slave who became a U.S. Senator, a Register of the Treasury, and a civil rights advocate. Find out his life story, political career, and legacy on BlackPast.org.
Learn about the life and achievements of Blanche Kelso Bruce, the first Black person to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate. He was a former slave, a teacher, a sheriff, and a civil rights advocate for Blacks, Native Americans, and Chinese immigrants.
Blanche Kelso Bruce, a Reconstruction-era senator from Mississippi, was born a slave in Virginia in 1841. He went to Missouri as the servant of his owner’s son, gained training as a printer, escaped to Kansas during the Civil War, and subsequently attended Oberlin College. He set up a school for African Americans in Missouri and […]
8 de jun. de 2018 · Blanche Bruce was the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate, representing Mississippi as a Republican. He was also a successful educator, businessman, and government official, who advocated for civil rights and investigated the Freedmen's Savings and Trust scandal.
