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Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi who was born a slave, but was the first Negro to become a member of the United States Senate.

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division

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My larger education; being chapters from my experience

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Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi who was born a slave, but was the first Negro to become a member of the United States Senate.

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Title
Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi who was born a slave, but was the first Negro to become a member of the United States Senate.
Names
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 (Author)
Collection

My larger education; being chapters from my experience

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1911
Place: Garden City, New York
Publisher: Doubleday, Page & company
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc B-Washington, B. T. (Washington, B. T. My larger education)
Topics
Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898
African Americans -- Mississippi
African American politicians
Legislators
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 62074636
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16148924
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 67b16110-c6b9-012f-0522-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1856: Creator Born
  • 1911: Issued
  • 1915: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi who was born a slave, but was the first Negro to become a member of the United States Senate." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-b7f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi who was born a slave, but was the first Negro to become a member of the United States Senate." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-b7f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1911). Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi who was born a slave, but was the first Negro to become a member of the United States Senate. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-b7f8-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi who was born a slave, but was the first Negro to become a member of the United States Senate.