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Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, – March 17, ) was an American politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from to Born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, he went on to become the first elected African-American senator to serve a full See more.

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Born into slavery in , Blanche K. Bruce spent his childhood years in Virginia and Missouri where he received his earliest education from the tutor hired to teach his master's son.

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Blanche K. Bruce was the second African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate, and the first to serve an entire six-year term.

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Blanche Kelso Bruce (), African American political leader in Mississippi, was the first member of his race to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate.