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.

At the dawn of the Civil War, Bruce fled to freedom in Kansas. After emancipation, he returned to Missouri and then Mississippi to pursue a career in education and politics.

Blanche Kelso Bruce was born a slave in 1841 in Prince Edward County, Virginia but was raised in Missouri. Shortly after the beginning of the Civil War, Bruce fled to Kansas, becoming a free man …

Blanche K. Bruce was the second African American to serve in the U.S. Senate and the first to serve a full six-year term. Born enslaved, Bruce rose quickly in Mississippi politics during Reconstruction. He …

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. Born a slave on a plantation near Farmville, Prince Edward County, …

Blanche Kelso Bruce rose from slavery to the US Senate. Born a Virginia slave, Bruce was taught by his young master’s tutor. He left his master at the beginning of the Civil War and moved to Hannibal, …

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 …

Nov 20, 2023 · Blanche K. Bruce is remembered for making major political contributions to Black history. He was the second African American to preside over the Senate and the first to serve a full term, …

Blanche K. Bruce was a prominent African American politician and educator during the Reconstruction era, serving as the first African American elected to a full term in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881.