Blanche K. Bruce House, 909 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

ID: 2459 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Creator: Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter ~ Date: Documentation compiled after 1933
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Blanche K. Bruce House, 909 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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Home of Blanche K. Bruce (1854-1898), the first black man to serve a full term as a United States Senator. A former slave, Bruce represented Mississippi from 1875-1881. After his term, Bruce remained in the District, serving as Recorder of Deeds and Register of the Treasury.

This file appears in: Blanche K. Bruce House

Born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1898) gained his freedom through the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. He dedicated much of the rest of his life to improving his country and his community, teaching at…