Blanche K. Bruce
Born into slavery in Virginia; elected to the Senate from Mississippi in 1875 and the first Black senator to serve a full term. No Black senator was seated again for eighty-five years.
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Born into slavery in Virginia; elected to the Senate from Mississippi in 1875 and the first Black senator to serve a full term. No Black senator was seated again for eighty-five years.