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i was a former slave and the first African American elected to a full term in the senate. i argued strongly against segregation who am i?

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Blanche Kelso Bruce

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Blanche Kelso Bruce was born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia and went on to become a politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. He was the first elected African-American senator to serve a full term

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Blanche K. Bruce

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He was born into slavery in Virginia in 1841 and was later elected as the first black senator to serve a full term .

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