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March 5th

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  1. 1875
    The Rise

    Blanche K. Bruce seated in the U.S. Senate

    Blanche Kelso Bruce, born enslaved in Virginia, takes his seat as United States Senator from Mississippi. He serves a full six-year term and is the last Black American to serve a full Senate term until Edward Brooke in 1967.

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