Bruce School, General view looking Southwest

ID: 3456 ~ Source: DC Nomination Form ~ Creator: Kent Boese, Commissioner ANC 1A08 ~ Date: May 27, 2013

This file appears in: Blanche Kelso Bruce School: Named for Blanche K. Bruce, this school served generations of African American students during the Jim Crow era.

This file appears in: Blanche Kelso Bruce School: Named for Blanche K. Bruce, this school served generations of African American students during the Jim Crow era.

Blanche Kelso Bruce School: Named for Blanche K. Bruce, this school served generations of African American students during the Jim Crow era.

By The DC Historic Sites team

Named in honor of Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841-1848), the first African American to serve a full term as an elected U.S. senator, the Renaissance Revival-style Bruce School served generations of African…