Blanche Kelso Bruce was born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia. He would go on to make history as the first Black man to serve a full term in the United States Senate, representing Mississippi from 1875 to 1881 during the Reconstruction Era. Bruce was a strong advocate for civil rights, education, and equal treatment for formerly enslaved people.
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