B. K. Bruce

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:birthDate March 1, 1841
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Blanche_Bruce
gptkbp:deathDate March 17, 1898
gptkbp:education gptkb:Hampton_Institute
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Blanche_K._Bruce
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B. K. Bruce
gptkbp:influence Reconstruction Era politics.
gptkbp:knownFor Advocating_for_African_American_rights.
gptkbp:legacy Advocate_for_civil_rights_and_education_for_African_Americans.
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nationality African_American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blanche_Bruce
gptkbp:notableEvent First_African_American_to_serve_a_full_term_in_the_U.S._Senate_from_Mississippi.
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office U.S._Senator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Fayette,_Mississippi
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:politicalPosition Register_of_the_U.S._Treasury
gptkbp:religion Baptist
gptkbp:spouse Josephine_Wilson
gptkbp:state gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:termEnd 1881
gptkbp:termStart 1875
1881-1885