Blanche Bruce Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocatesFor Voting_rights_for_African_Americans
Economic_opportunities_for_African_Americans
Land_ownership_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:National_Republican_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:birthDate January 1, 1841
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Fauquier_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:African_American_Heritage_Month
Various historical societies
gptkbp:children gptkb:Blanche_Bruce_III
gptkbp:contributedTo Reconstruction Era policies
African_American_education_initiatives
gptkbp:deathDate March 17, 1898
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:depictedIn Films_and_documentaries_about_Reconstruction
gptkbp:education gptkb:Hampton_Institute
gptkbp:electionYear 1874
1875
1880
1881
gptkbp:famousPerson Blanche_Bruce:_A_Biography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blanche Bruce Jr.
gptkbp:image Blanche Bruce.jpg
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:influenced Legislation_for_African_American_rights
Political_strategies_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:inspiration Future_generations_of_African_American_leaders
gptkbp:is_known_for A_trailblazer_in_American_politics
gptkbp:knownFor Civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_for_African_American_politicians
gptkbp:notableFor Being the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:participatedIn Political conventions
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Senator_from_Mississippi
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hiram_Revels
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:African_American_History_Month
Leadership_in_the_Senate
National_Historic_Landmarks
gptkbp:religion Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Mississippi_State_Senate
U.S._Senator
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Josephine_Beauchamp
gptkbp:state gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:James_Z._George
gptkbp:supported Education for freed slaves
Anti-lynching legislation
Labor_rights_for_African_Americans
gptkbp:termEnd March 3, 1881
gptkbp:termStart March 4, 1875
gptkbp:worksOn Civil Rights initiatives
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
Other_African_American_leaders