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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Politician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Negro_Academy
gptkb:National_Afro-American_Council
gptkb:Freedmen's_Bureau
gptkb:National_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Colored_People_(NAACP)
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Republican_Reconstruction_Era
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gptkbp:birthDate
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March 1, 1841
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Fauquier_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Blanche_Bruce_Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Supported civil rights legislation
Promoted social justice initiatives
Supported women's suffrage.
Advocated for land ownership for freed slaves
Fought against racial discrimination
Advocated_for_education_for_African_Americans
Worked_on_behalf_of_the_Freedmen's_Bureau
Promoted_economic_opportunities_for_African_Americans
Encouraged_African_American_political_participation
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gptkbp:deathDate
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March 17, 1898
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Hampton_Institute
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gptkbp:honors
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Blanche_K._Bruce_Memorial_in_Mississippi.
Blanche_K._Bruce_Park_in_Washington,_D.C.
Bruce_School_in_Washington,_D.C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Blanche Kelso Bruce
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Advocating_for_African_American_rights
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gptkbp:legacy
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Civil Rights Advocate
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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First_African_American_to_serve_a_full_term_in_the_U.S._Senate
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gptkbp:occupation
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Businessman
Educator
Senator
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gptkbp:party
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gptkb:Republican_Party
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gptkbp:politicalPosition
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County Clerk
State Senator
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:U.S._Senate
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Josephine_Beauchamp
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1881
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gptkbp:termStart
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1875
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