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About Blanche Bruce
Blanche Kelso Bruce was an American politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. Born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, he went on to become the first elected African American senator to serve a full term.
Everything about Blanche Bruce →- Occupation
- politician, farmer, school superintendent, businessperson
- Position held
- United States senator, United States senator, United States senator
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- March 1, 1841
- Died
- March 17, 1898