Papers of Blanche Kelso Bruce, 1878-1890.

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Papers of Blanche Kelso Bruce, 1878-1890.

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Letter (l878 February l8) from Bruce to Murat Halstead relating to the emigration of blacks from southern United States to Liberia, poem inscribed to Bruce's infant son, and volume of clippings relating chiefly to personal matters, especially to his wife, Josephine Bruce, and to Washington, D.C., social life.

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Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908

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American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Brooklyn, New York], to Mr. Ford, 1890 Oct. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270498303 American newspaper editor and magazine writer. From the description of Murat Halstead letters [manuscript], 1870-1895. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 764681283 ...

Bruce, Josephine

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Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898

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Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841 – March 17, 1898) 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 (Hiram R. Revels, also of Mississippi, was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate but did not complete a full term). In 1868, during Reconstruction, Bruce relocated to Bolivar...