Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1 1841 – March 17 1898) was a U.S. politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the U.S. Senate from 1875 to 1881 and was the first elected black senator to serve a full term. Hiram R. Revels also of Mississippi was the first to ever serve in the U.S. Congress but did not serve a full term.
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